box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Quill box made by Ida Toulouse of Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, featuring purple, red and white flowers on solid white background. Made as a gift for her daughter Sophie.

Name of Maker(s): Ida Toulouse
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 1994
Materials

Porcupine quills (undyed (white), purple, pink, green, yellow), birch bark, sweetgrass, cotton thread (grey)

Motifs and Patterns

Lid: central purple flower with green leaves on white background, surrounded by green and purple ring with 11 smaller flowers. Plain solid white edges.
Body: Plain solid white edges.
Note written on bottom of box with woodburning tool (and repeated on a handwritten note inside reads: "March 13, 1994. Flowers come with love. Circle has no end. Happy Birthday, All my love. Mom."

Additional Context

Ida uses certain motifs when making gifts for each of her children, and Sophie (with a springtime birthday) generally recieves flowers and butterflies.

Condition: Excellent
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Written on note from maker included inside box.

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_3426
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1994
Collection Narratives and Histories

Ida Toulouse

GKS Reference Number: 26606
How to Cite this Item

Ida Toulouse, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, grasac_3426. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip in June 2011; GRASAC item id 26606.

Record Creation Context

Record created June 2011 at the same time as the OCF quillbox collection was entered in the GKS. Adrianna Greci-Green was at the OCF to research quill boxes in the collection. Sophie Corbiere offered to show examples from her collection as well, and gave permission to enter them in the GKS.

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

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