clay, matte brown glaze, pink glaze

wheel throw, incised, kiln fired, pit fired

Three horizontal bands of geometric patterns are on the shoulder. The base and neck are undecorated.

"EMS" inscribed on base of pot along with a flint and feather symbol with the letters "SN" inside the flint

This pot is possibly related to 2012.1.64 which has a date of 1974 incised onto the base along with a price sticker which says "$45.00 set", it is possible that 2012.1.64, 2012.1.65, and 2012.1.66 forms the set which were for sale at a fundraiser at NCCT.

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 2012.1.64 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.

Elda "Bun" Smith, clay pot. Currently at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, 2012.1.65. Information obtained from conversations with former History Project coordinator June Allison and from Monica Bodirsky's handwritten notes, NCCT Archive; GRASAC item id 27353.

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.