Birch bark, sweet grass, quills (undyed (brown, white), dark brown, orange, red), cotton thread

Lid: a small beaver in undyed quills, in the centre of a large brown, red and orange maple leaf, on an unquilled background. Edges are formed of a stitched lip of sweetgrass. Body: A linear pattern with four red quill 'x's flanked by two brown 'fans,' is repeated three times around the sides, on an unquilled background.

The beaver and maple leaf are well-known Canadian symbols.

Unknown artist, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.00.011. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 25242.

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.