mtignaagan bowl

mtignaagan bowl

mtignaagan bowl

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Introduction

This ancestor is a small oval shaped bowl that is tan in colour. This mtignaagan is a maple bowl with raised sides, a flat bottom, and a rim around the outer edge. According to the Detroit Institute of Arts curator at the time of viewing, this ancestor was used to hold medicine. This bowl has a small chip on one side, and two carved lines at the bottom edge. This ancestor currently resides at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Traditional Knowledge Label
TK Culturally Sensitive
TK Culturally Sensitive

This material has cultural and/or historical sensitivities

Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Odawa
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

DIA records associate this bowl with Cross Village, Michigan

Place of Origin: Cross Village, Emmett County, MI
Date Made or Date Range: 1860
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

The Detroit Institute of Arts records and GRASAC researchers observations, including former DIA curator David Penney.

Materials

Maple

Techniques or Format

Wooden bowl (maple): small, oval shape; sides higher on the ends; rim carved around outer edge; flat bottom.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Detroit Institute of Arts Curator David Penney observed the bowl was used for medicine.

Dimensions: 3.25 × 1.25 × 0 in
Condition: This ancestor is in good condition. One side of the bowl has a small chip. The bottom of the bowl had two carved scratches or lines. There is light scratching across the bowl.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

The Detroit Institute of Arts dates this ancestor to 1860.

Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.104
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://dia.org/collection/bowl-56242
Collection at Current Location: Mary B. Shurtleff Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Richard A. Pohrt
Collection Narratives and Histories

Formerly in the collection of: Mary B. Shurtleff, Cross Village, Michigan.

GKS Reference Number: 24617
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Odawa Maker. "Bowl". GRASAC ID number 24617, located in the Detroit Institute of Arts, catalogue number 81.104.

Record Creation Context

This record was originally created by David Penney. It was augmented by Natasha Fares in December 2023. The images of the mtignaagan bowl were removed to respect an agreement between the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Michigan Anishinaabeg Communities of Practice group.

Approximate Place of Origin

45.641167822914, -85.038324779436

Source of Information about Places

Cross Village, Michigan identified in Detroit Institute of Arts records as one location in this bowl's history.

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