box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Oval 7" long quill box. Partially-quilled, with three red flower buds on a stem and 'falling snow' motif on the lid, sewn sweetgrass lid edges, and linear floral pattern on the body sides.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: Late 20 C
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills (undyed (white), red, green), thread (black and grey)

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: Partially-quilled with three red flower buds on green stems, and 'falling snow' in the background. Sewn sweetgrass edges. Body: linear floral patterns (two red quills and two green quills in a fan) repeated around the edges, with sewn sweetgrass trim.

Dimensions: 4 × 7 × 0 in
Condition: Excellent
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Most OCF aquisitions were made in 1980s-1990s, bought from local artists as they were made.

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.007
Collection at Current Location: Quill Art (A1.01)
GKS Reference Number: 24913
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.007. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 24913.

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

46.7296, -94.6859

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