Birch bark, sweetgrass, quills (undyed (white), dark brown, purple, red, yellow, blue, pink, green, orange), thread (black), black marker

Lid: Fully-quilled, featuring a large central scene of a bird among flowers rendered entirely in close-trimmed tufted quillwork, except for a knotted quill in the bird's eye, and some enhancements with a black marker around the flower edges. A ring of fancy geometric quillwork (star-diamond pattern) circles this scene, with the same on the sides, and sweetgrass trim stitched with multicoloured quills. Body: Two rows of fancy geometric quillwork (star-diamond pattern) separated by sweetgrass trim stitched with multicoloured quills (as on the lid). The base trim of both lid and body is stitched with thread instead of quill.

Noted in "Quillwork" exhibition catalogue

Likely bought by the OCF for the 1984 "Quillwork" exhibition. Pieces made in 1984 were probably commissioned for this show, but as the date noted in the catalogue is 1983, it was probably an already-made piece.

Exhibited as part of the OCF's 1984 "Quillwork" travelling exhibition.

"Quillwork" (1984) exhibition catalogue, published by Art-I-Craft and the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation

Edna Trudeau, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.059. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 25138.

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.