box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Small quill box made with undyed quills in geometric style by unknown Anishinaabe maker.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, quills (undyed, white)

Condition: Good - some damage to quills on lid.
Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.003
GKS Reference Number: 26181
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.003. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 26181.

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.

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