box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Round quill box made by Celina Abitong. Two blue flowers with black centers and green leaves on white background with fancy geometric edges.

Name of Maker(s): Celina Abitong
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: Two blue flowers with black centers and green leaves on a white background. Fancy geometric edges in blue and white. Body: Fancy geometric style in blue and white.

Condition: Excellent
Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.001
GKS Reference Number: 27113
How to Cite this Item

Celina Abitong, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.001. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 27113.

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

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