Birchbark box, Molly Ockett
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Item 1474
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This decorated birch-bark box was made for Mrs. John Kimball of Bethel by Molly Ockett, the last of the Anasagunticooks on the Androscoggin River.
Molly Ockett provided herbal remedies to the settlers in the region.
Other Information
- Title: Birchbark box, Molly Ockett
- Creator: Ockett, Molly
- Creation Date: circa 1770
- Subject Date: circa 1770
- County: Kennebec, Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Birch bark
- Local Code: #611
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Boxes
Indians of North America--Maine
Ockett, Molly, (1735-1816)
Native American artifacts
Baskets
Anasagunticooks
People
Ockett, Molly
Kimball, Mrs. John
Other Keywords
Birch bark
Birchbark
Early contact & settlement
Medicine & science
Museum object
Ockett, Molly, 1735-1816
Woman
Women
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