Dublin Core
Title
Birch Bark Box
Object
container
Culture
Ojibwe
Brief Description
Round lidded birch bark box with dense quillwork of red flower and green leaves on a background of white.
Description
Round lidded birch bark box with dense quillwork of red flower and green leaves on a background of white.
1. Form: The lid is decorated with a flower - 3 red petals and 2 green leaves off to one side. The center of the flower is white, like the surrounding quillwork. The flower measures 2/1.5 inches. The rest of the lid is filled in with neat rows of white quills and encircled by a ring of white. The sides have the same vertical rows of white. The bottom of the lid and upper lip of the base are wrapped in sweet grass, bound by stitches of green thread. The inside is lined with bark to hide the quill ends.
2. Material and Color:
Birch bark - medium brown (R112 G74 B0) (R189 G141 B106)
Cotton thread - green (R52 G161 B119)
Sweet grass - faded yellow (R235 G214 B186)
Quills - white, red (R181 G38 B83), green (R112 G132 B72)
3. Construction: Bark was cut, bent, and stitched into shape.
4. Decoration: Quillwork decorates the lid and sides; sweet grass wrapped around the edges.
5. Skill/Care: Well-made - lining neatly cut and fitted.
6. Condition: Light wear and yellowing of white quills. Label on the bottom. Good.
1. Form: The lid is decorated with a flower - 3 red petals and 2 green leaves off to one side. The center of the flower is white, like the surrounding quillwork. The flower measures 2/1.5 inches. The rest of the lid is filled in with neat rows of white quills and encircled by a ring of white. The sides have the same vertical rows of white. The bottom of the lid and upper lip of the base are wrapped in sweet grass, bound by stitches of green thread. The inside is lined with bark to hide the quill ends.
2. Material and Color:
Birch bark - medium brown (R112 G74 B0) (R189 G141 B106)
Cotton thread - green (R52 G161 B119)
Sweet grass - faded yellow (R235 G214 B186)
Quills - white, red (R181 G38 B83), green (R112 G132 B72)
3. Construction: Bark was cut, bent, and stitched into shape.
4. Decoration: Quillwork decorates the lid and sides; sweet grass wrapped around the edges.
5. Skill/Care: Well-made - lining neatly cut and fitted.
6. Condition: Light wear and yellowing of white quills. Label on the bottom. Good.
Dimension 1
3.75" W
Dimension 2
3.75" D
Dimension 3
2" H
Material
bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)
Construction
cut bent stitched
Decoration
quillwork wrapped(fiber)
Condition
GOOD wear discol lbl
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.103
Old Number
MM249.103 CAC#LS-15 OC#212
Type
artifact
County
Manitoulin Island
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.