box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Round quill box made by Helen Trudeau of Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. Partially-quilled top with three long-stemmed red wild roses on 'falling snow' background, and both solid white and fancy geometric edges. Sweetgrass trim is stitched with quills.

Name of Maker(s): Helen Trudeau
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1984
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: three long-stemmed wild roses on 'falling snow' background, and fully-quilled edges. Body: Fancy geometric edges, and quill-stitched sweetgrass borders.

Condition: Excellent
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Noted in "Quillwork" exhibition catalogue

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.006
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 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: 24858
How to Cite this Item

Helen Trudeau, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.006. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 24858.

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

44.16098, -91.78108

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