box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Large round quill box, probably made by Mina Toulouse of Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation. Fully-quilled in many colours with fairly thick quills, featuring a doe and two fawns in mountain stream landscape. Multicoloured fancy geometric style edges.

Name of Maker(s): Mina Toulouse
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Materials

Birch bark, sweetgrass, quills (undyed, white), orange, blue, light blue, green, dark green, purple, yellow), cotton thread

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: A doe and two fawns in mountain stream landscape, with multi-coloured fancy geometric ring encircling, and the same style on the edges. Body: multicoloured fancy geometric style on edges.

Condition: Excellent - some quills popping up.
Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.004
GKS Reference Number: 26244
How to Cite this Item

Mina Toulouse, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.004. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 26244.

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

45.8, -83.9

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