box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Round 6" quill box made by Jane Pangowish of Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. Fully-quilled and multi-coloured, featuring an eight-pointed geometric star, fancy geometric (diamond pattern) edges, and sweetgrass trim stitched with quills.

Name of Maker(s): Jane Pangowish
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: 1984
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills (undyed (white), purple, yellow, red, dark purple), cotton thread (black)

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: Fully-quilled, featuring 8-pointed geometric star within ring of triangles, with fancy geometric edges (diamond pattern) and sweetgrass trim stitched with white quills and black thread. Body: fancy geometric edges (diamond pattern) and sweetgrass trim stitched with white quills.

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

"Quillwork exhibition" noted on tag inside box: referring to the 1984 OCF exhibit for which many OCF quillboxes were commissioned. Also noted in the exhibition catalogue.

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.040
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1984
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1984
Collection Narratives and Histories

One of many quill boxes commissioned for OCF "Quillwork" (1984) 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: 26058
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

43.0703, -80.1184