Josette Debassige with her quill baskets

Josette Debassige with her quill baskets

Josette Debassige with her quill baskets

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Introduction

This is a black and white photograph of Josette Debassige, M'Chigeeng First Nation, standing alongside  her three quill baskets. This photo was taken at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation on Manitoulin Island in the Fall of 1974.

This photograph currently resides at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

This information was provided by the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation's Lewis Debassige.

Place of Origin: M'Chigeeng First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 1974
Seasonal time
Anishinaabe: Dagwaagin (In the falltime)
English: Fall
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Ojibwe Cultural Foundation's Lewis Debassige, who is the Josette Debassige's son.

Motifs and Patterns

Josette Debassige (Lewis' mother) poses with three quill boxes made in her distinctive style: undyed quills, snowflake motif. Josette had her work exhibited in the ROM, and as far abroad as Germany. Toward the end of her life, Lewis says, her patron bought all of her remaining work in cash.

Dimensions: 0 × 5 × 7 in
Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Ojibwe Cultural Foundation's Lewis Debassige.

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_2055
Collection Narratives and Histories

This photo was taken at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation on Manitoulin Island in the Fall of 1974, by the OCF. A copy of the photo was given to Josette, who passed it down to her son, Lewis.

GKS Reference Number: 1050
How to Cite this Item

Josette Debassige with her quill baskets, Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, photograph, grasac_2055. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. Item viewed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip September 2009; GRASAC item id 1050.

Record Creation Context

The information in this entry was told to Crystal Migwans by Lewis Debassige at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation on Sept 18, 2009, in the form of a series of stories relating to each image in the collection. Lewis agreed to share these stories and Crystal took notes, using Lewis' exact words where possible, and entered it in the GKS database afterward. These stories were shared with us (GRASAC) at the formal request of Cory Wilmott.

Approximate Place of Origin

45.826809944811, -82.16197655695

Source of Information about Places

This photo was taken at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation on Manitoulin Island in the Fall of 1974.

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