box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Oblong partially-quilled box made by Angeline Pitawanakwat of Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. Features a robin perched on a twig on the lid, and geometric floral designs around the body.

Name of Maker(s): Angeline Pitawanakwat
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Materials

Birch bark, sweet grass, black thread, quills (undyed (brown), red, green)

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.42
GKS Reference Number: 26996
How to Cite this Item

Angeline Pitawanakwat, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.42. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 26996.

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

44.16098, -91.78108

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