Model Of Burial Scafford ("Kaski Skwohigan") Item Number: E395272-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Obtained 1933 from Harvery Smallboy & John Fletcher. Four vertical stakes, held with top crossbars, sides completely enclosed with horizontal sticks and birchbark on top. Moss over bottom to simulate the natural grass ? whether burial put on top or within this framework."
Item History
- Made in Ontario, Canada
- Collected by Rev. John M. Cooper in Ontario, Canada
- Received from Catholic University Of America on July 6, 1956
What
- Name
- Model Of Burial Scafford ("Kaski Skwohigan")
- Identification Number
- E395272-0
- Type of Item
- burial scaffold model
Who
- Culture
- Algonquin
- Field Collector
- Rev. John M. Cooper
- Received from
- Catholic University Of America
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Ontario, Canada
- Collected in
- Ontario, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 6, 1956
Other
- Accession Number
- 211312