box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Round 5" quill box made by Maime Migwans of M'Chigeeng First Nation. Partially-quilled, with two white flowers on the lid inside a scalloped frame, and solid-quilled sides patterned using the quill's natural gradient.

Name of Maker(s): Maime Migwans
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: M'Chigeeng First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 1984
Materials

Birch bark, sweetgrass, quills (undyed (white, brown), orange, green), thread

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: Partially quilled top, featuring two white flowers with orange centres, green leaves, and 'falling snow'. Solid-quilled sides, with the quills wrapped over the edge to form a scalloped frame, patterned with the natural quill gradient. Body: Solid white quilling, with some patterning using the natural quill gradient. Sweetgrass trim stitched with black thread.

Condition: Excellent
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Noted in "Quillwork" exhibition catalogue

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.032
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1984
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1984
Collection Narratives and Histories

Probably one of the many quill boxes commissioned by the OCF for the "Quillwork" exhibition.

Exhibition History

Exhibited in the 1984 traveling OCF exhibition "Quillwork."

Publication History

"Quillwork" (1984) exhibition catalogue, published by Art-I-Craft and the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation.

GKS Reference Number: 24458
How to Cite this Item

Maime Migwans, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.032. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 24458.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Dummy GRASAC records of collections made by Lakota Preston, April 2010, items labelled and info updated by Juanita Migwans, summer 2010. Photos and item spreadsheet created June 2011 by Adrianna Greci-Green (visiting to research quill boxes in the OCF collection), Crystal Migwans (OCF curatorial assistant) and Emanuela Rossi (visiting researcher), using information from Sophie Corbiere, Kate Roy, and 2003 appraisal sheets by P.Krueger. Records edited and filled out by Crystal Migwans, June 2011.

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

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