box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Quill box made by Ida Toulouse of Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, featuring purple and yellow butterfly on white background.

Name of Maker(s): Ida Toulouse
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Box was donated by Ida Toulouse herself.

Place of Origin: Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 2000
Materials

Quills (undyed (white), light purple, yellow), birch bark, sweetgrass, cotton thread (green)

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: Light purple and yellow butterfly on solid white background. Light purple and white geometric edges.
Body: Light purple and white geometric edges.
Handwritten note on lined paper inside reads:
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY, With all my love, Mom. March 13, 2000"

Additional Context

Ida uses certain motifs when making gifts for each of her children, and Sophie (with a springtime birthday) generally recieves flowers and butterflies.

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

Written on note included inside the box

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_3429
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 2000
Collection Narratives and Histories

Ida Toulouse

GKS Reference Number: 25640
How to Cite this Item

Ida Toulouse, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, grasac_3429. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip in June 2011; GRASAC item id 25640.

Record Creation Context

Record created June 2011 at the same time as the OCF quillbox collection was entered in the GKS. Adrianna Greci-Green was at the OCF to research quill boxes in the collection. Sophie Corbiere offered to show examples from her collection as well, and gave permission to enter them in the GKS.

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