Stunning 19th Century Mi'kmaq Birch Covered, Porcupine Quill Decorated Box for the summer house with light wear consistent with

with light wear consistent with age

all seams tightly held and no losses

)--or with some effort I think one could probably get them properly back in their intended spots

Good antique condition with some dryness and light cracking to the unfinished wood

but am confident it too is Danish from the same period

Stunning 19th Century Mi'kmaq Birch Covered, Porcupine Quill Decorated Box for the summer house with light wear consistent withThis is the sort of thing I really can't believe exists in the world; the craftmanship is so exquisite, and the manipulation of the materials such a challenging and laborious process, that its creation, to say nothing of its endurance, just amazes me. (It is many times more beautiful in person, and extremely viscerally satisfying.) I come across small Native American bark boxes decorated with porcupine quills now and then, most made for the tourist