Nova Scotia Quill Box With Red Star

Canadian. A quill-decorated oval Mi'kmaq box in vibrant colours and design, with the top having a red multi-point star with a blue centre on a brown ground within a green diamond frame. The bottom section has quill-decorated sides of vertical chevron columns in polychrome colours. An old label inside states the box is of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq origin. C. 1860.

Estimate:£1,597.86

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