Finger-lapped Oval Box

Canadian. An early splint box with a textured surface of yellow paint over original blue and finely carved finger-lap joints. The spruce root stitching is intact, and a few original wooden pegs survive in the lid band. Remnants of a French-language newspaper are found inside the lid. Found on a First Nations Reservation near Bécancour, Quebec. 19th century. Unmarked.

Estimate:£319.57

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