box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Round 4" quill box made by Ida Toulouse of Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation. Fully-quilled, featuring two stalks of bluebells on a white background, and solid-quilled white sides.

Name of Maker(s): Ida Toulouse
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 1984
Materials

Birch bark, sweetgrass, quills (undyed (white), purple, green), thread

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: fully-quilled, with two stalks of bluebell flowers on a white background, and solid-quilled white sides. Body: solid-quilled white sides. Sweetgrass trim on lid only, stitched with thread.

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

Noted in "Quillwork" catalogue

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.057
GKS Reference Number: 26381
How to Cite this Item

Ida Toulouse, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.057. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip in June 2011; GRASAC item id 26381.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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