birchbark box

birchbark box

birchbark box

top image
Images
Introduction

Birchbark box composed of birchbark, porcupine quills, and spruce root. The sides and bottom of the box are all separate pieces, lined with birchbark. Features floral motifs. Currently housed in the Weltmuseum Wien in Vienna, Austria.

Name of Maker(s): Unknown artist
Date Made or Date Range: Late 19 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC research notes created during an onsite visit to Weltmuseum in January of 2016.

Materials

Birchbark, porcupine quills, spruce root, thread, analine dyes (late 19th c).

Techniques or Format

Sides and bottoms are all separate pieces; lined with bb; white thread used to sew the lining.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motifs.

Dimensions: 16 × 9.5 × 8 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

According to GRASAC research notes created during an onsite visit to Weltmuseum in January of 2016, the use of analine dyes dated this item to the late 19th C.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 114969
GKS Reference Number: 59074
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, box. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 114969. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 59074.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in January of 2022 by GRASAC RA Aidan Mitchell-Boudreau.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

Do You Have Knowledge to Contribute? Share with Us.