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Introduction

Sweetgrass and birch bark bowl. Anishinaabeg, 19th century. Purchased by the British Museum from Stonyhurst College in 2003.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Manufacture techniques and style.

Date Made or Date Range: Early 19 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created with information from the British Museum accession record and observations made by the GRASAC research team.

Materials

Made of birch bark, sweetgrass, brown thread, flattened root and porcupine quills dyed yellow and white.

Techniques or Format

A central disc of birch bark forms the base. moving outwards and upwards from this central disc is a row of sweetgrass wrapped with thread, followed by a zig zag row of flattened root, a ring of birch bark, with a final outside ring of wrapped sweetgrass. Porcupine quillwork decorates birch bark disc.

Motifs and Patterns

A four-petaled flower motif, or a four-directions flower with a sun at the centre.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 5 cm
Condition: Fair. Some quills are missing.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

British Museum accession record.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am2003,19.34
Collection at Current Location: Stonyhurst Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2003
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Stonyhurst College
Collection Narratives and Histories

One of several items purchased by the British Museum from Stonyhurst College in 2003. Previously owned by the Society of Jesus.

GKS Reference Number: 26213
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, bowl. Currently in the British Museum, Am2003,19.34. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26213.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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