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This ancestor is a spoon or scoop, emkwaan or gnikwaa. Red brown in colour, this ancestor is carved from wood and has a shallow oval shaped bowl. The front side of the spoon has a zig-zag shaped handle which may represent a lighting bolt or
This relative is a small, handcrafted spoon, emkwaan, made from deer antler. The spoon has a shallow ovoid bowl with squared wings on the lower handle which has a single piercing in the center. The upper bridge of the handle has a bigger piercing and four
This ancestor is a maple sugar mold made from wood. Long and narrow in shape, this ancestor has five carved cavaties in a row. These molds have square shaped floral motifs, as well as one mold of a turtle, and one as eagle or sparrow
This relative is a delicately house-shaped birch box with embroidered quillwork. It is Odawa and dated to the mid-19th century. Decorative motifs of flowers, leaves and window panes adorn all four sides of the box. All motifs appear to be embroidered in line stitch.The flowers
This ancestor is a bandolier bag, showing early forms of Chippewa loom weaving techniques. Made of wool fabric, yarn, cotton fabric, thread, silk ribbon and glass beads, this ancestor has beaded panels and straps decorated with complex geometric motifs. Pink, green, red, blue, black and
