box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Rectangular quill box made by Delia Bebonang of M'Chigeeng First Nation. Fully-quilled with a fox and raccoon in a colourful mountain meadow scene. Sides are fully-quilled in blue and white on a diagonal.

Name of Maker(s): Delia Beboning
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: M'Chigeeng First Nation
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: Fox and raccoon in mountain meadow scene, with blue and white siding quills on a diagonal. Body: blue and white siding quills on a diagonal.

Condition: Excellent
Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.014
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1984
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1984
Collection Narratives and Histories

Commissioned for the OCF "Quillwork" exhibition, 1984.

Exhibition History

Exhibited as part of the OCF's 1984 "Quillwork" travelling exhibition.

Publication History

"Quillwork" (1984) exhibition catalogue, published by Art-I-Craft and the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation

GKS Reference Number: 27150
How to Cite this Item

Delia Bebonang, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.014. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 27150.

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

43.3, -78.1

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