box, quill

box, quill

box, quill

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Introduction

Round 8" quillbox made by Rose Williams of Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. Full quillwork tufting on the lid, featuring a red, yellow and black thunderbird with raised wings in a zigzag circle. Edges are in fancy geometric style, and sweetgrass trim is stitched with quills.

Name of Maker(s): Rose Williams
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Materials

Birch bark, sweetgrass, quills

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: A1.01.68
GKS Reference Number: 27261
How to Cite this Item

Rose Williams, box, quill. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, A1.01.68. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 27261.

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

45.7335, -82.1694

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