House Model

2003-43-129

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-129
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ainu (uncertain)
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Birch Bark | Vegetable Fiber | Iron
Technique Carved | Nailed | Braided | Folded
Description

Model of a tee-pee like dwelling consisting of frames of carved wood sandwiching birch bark walls; attached to the major structure is a braided grass fiber material shaped by wooden ribs.

Height 27 cm
Length 53 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1899.1.129 - Other Number | 74-1-143 - Other Number

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