box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Anishinaabe birchbark box with lid, sewn with spruce root. Ornamented with natural and dyed porcupine quills in floral and possibly sun or starburst motif. Gift from Josephine Trott.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated

Materials

birch bark; spruce root; porcupine quills; dye.

Techniques or Format

Box made of one piece of birchbark cut in six places and sewn up the sides with spruce root. Rim made of wrapped spruce root, natural and dyed red, white, green and possibly purple. Lid made of birch bark and sewn with spruce root. The edge of the birchbark piece that forms the top of the lid is cut into triangular shapes and sewn around the sides of the lid. Porcupine quills, natural and dyed red, purple, and green ornament box and lid.

Motifs and Patterns

The same floral motif is repeated on the sides of the box. Lid is ornamented with floral or possibly sun or starburst motif. Triangular pieces of birchbark ornament the sides of the lid.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 11.2 cm
Current Location: Denver Art Museum, CO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1934.84 a and b
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1934
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gift from Josephine Trott
Collection Narratives and Histories

Gift from Josephine Trott

GKS Reference Number: 26445
Record Creation Context

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 21 Jan 2014

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

Source of Information about Places

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