box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Rectangular quill box made by Angeline Pitawanakwat of Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. Partially quilled with two red flowers on green stems, hatched lines of undyed quills, and abstract floral designs on the sides.

Name of Maker(s): Angeline Pitawanakwat
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1983
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: two red flowers on green stems, with two hatched lines and small white dots. Body: abstract green and red floral designs.

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

OCF "Quillwork" exhibition catalogue

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.041
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1984
Exhibition History

Exhibited as part of the OCF's 1984 "Quillwork" travelling exhibition.

Publication History

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

GKS Reference Number: 24817
How to Cite this Item

Angeline Pitawanakwat, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.041. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 24817.

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

43.0612, -78.4489

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