quilled birch bark mat

quilled birch bark mat

quilled birch bark mat

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Birch bark mat decorated in geometric pattern with porcupine quills. Given as part of wedding gift from Hurons at Lorette to Mrs. George H.M. Johnson, 1854.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

Catalog record

Place of Origin: Wendake
Date Made or Date Range: 1854
Materials

Birch bark, dyed porcupine quills, red silk edging, black thread

Techniques or Format

Birch bark panel decorated with dyed porcupine quill embroidery. Edged with red silk ribbon

Motifs and Patterns

Geometric; possibly thunderbird designs?

Dimensions: 39 × 27 × 0 cm
Condition: Good; colors of quills have faded
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog data (given as gift in 1854)

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 922.1.80
Collection at Current Location: Evelyn Johnson/Chiefswood Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1922
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Received from Miss Evelyn H.C. Johnson, 30 November 1922.
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1854
Previous Collectors: Mr. and Mrs. George H.M. Johnson
Collection Narratives and Histories

Given as part of wedding gift to Mrs. Johnson by Huron of Lorette (Wendake) in 1854.

GKS Reference Number: 45133
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Huron-Wendat artist, quilled birch bark mat. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 922.1.80. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip October 2014; GRASAC item id 45133.

Record Creation Context

Visit to Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, ON) of Ruth Phillips, Heidi Bohaker, Paula Whitlow, Alexandra Nahwegahbow and Wahsontiio Cross, assisted by Trudy Nicks and Molly Minnick on 27-29 October 2014.

Approximate Place of Origin

46.869279102, -71.347896113

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