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Midewiwin Scroll

Midewiwin Scroll, ca. 1860

  • Chippewa, Native American

Birch bark

  • Overall: 37 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 5/8 inches (95.9 × 16.5 × 1.6 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Rutkowski

1991.1051

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

James and Kris Rutkowski (Birmingham, Michigan, USA)

1991-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Chippewa, Native American, Midewiwin Scroll, ca. 1860, birch bark. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Rutkowski, 1991.1051.

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