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Introduction

A clay pot made by Dee Martin, dark brown in colour with a long narrow neck and spherical base. The surface is decorated with incised drawings: around the body of the vessel are the nine round motifs each displaying one of the nine Haudenosaunee clans. The neck of the vessel is decorated with geometric designs. The interior of the vessel is glazed blue.

Name of Maker(s): Dee Martin
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Mohawk
Nation of Origin

Artist Dee Martin is Mohawk, Six Nations inscribed on bottom of the pot

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Name inscribed on base and confirmed in research

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1974
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

NCCT catalogue

Materials

Clay, matte brown glaze, blue glaze

Techniques or Format

Wheel thrown, incised, kiln fired, pit fired

Motifs and Patterns

The nine clans of the Haudenosaunee are incised on the body of the pot and geometric designs decorate the narrow neck

Description of Writing/Text

"CLANS OF THE IROQUOIS 1974" is incised on the base along with a symbol of a flint and feather symbol with the letters SN inside and the initials "DEE"; a sticker on the base reads "$45.00 set"; an associated but unattached label reads "Contemporary Six Nations Pottery (mid-late 20th century"

Dimensions: 16 × 16 × 29 cm
Condition: Excellent
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Inscribed on base

Current Location: Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 2012.1.64
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2012
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Unknown
Collection Narratives and Histories

The provenance of this Mohawk pottery is unknown. It was accessioned and catalogued into the NCCT's collection in 2012 but there is no record as to how it came into the NCCT's collection. It may have been donated, along with 2012.1.65 and 2012.1.66 by a community member, the NCCT used to hold arts and crafts sales and auctions to raise money for the centre.

GKS Reference Number: 27352
How to Cite this Item

Dee Martin, clay pot. Currently at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, 2012.1.64. Information obtained from conversations with former NCCT History Project Coordinator June Allison, Monica Bodirsky's notes and research undertaken by Emma Knight; GRASAC item id 27352.

Record Creation Context

The information found in these records was generated as a part of a research project entitled Memory, Meaning-making and Collections in which Anishinaabe and Cree seniors engaged in handling sessions with objects in the collection of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. As a research partnership between the University of Toronto and the NCCT, these sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed. Additional information was collected through archival, secondary and comparative research methods. An archive of the project is stored with First Story Toronto at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. For more information on archived interviews or archival material please contact Dr. Cara Krmpotich.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Six Nations inscribed on base of the pot

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