box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Round 9" quill box made by Jane Pangowish of Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. Fully-quilled lid featuring an eagle in profile in a mountain scene, fancy geometric edges and sweetgrass trim stitched with quills. A sweetgrass braid is nested against the trim.

Name of Maker(s): Jane Pangowish
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills (undyed (white, brown), blue, red, orange, yellow, pale green, dark green, yellow-green, black, brown), thread

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: Fully-quilled with fine quills, featuring an eagle in profile against a mountain stream scene, with fancy geometric edges (woven diamond pattern) done with chunkier quills. Sweetgrass trim is stitched with white quills, and a sweetgrass braid is nested just inside the trim. Body: fancy geometric edges (woven diamond pattern), and sweetgrass trim stitched with white quills.

Condition: Excellent, some quills damaged.
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.039
GKS Reference Number: 26408
How to Cite this Item

Jane Pangowish, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.039. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 26408.

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

45.6426, -85.036