Quilled Box - Ojibwe

Object/Artifact

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Plains Art Museum

Name/Title

Quilled Box - Ojibwe

Entry/Object ID

1991.020.0002

Tags

Native American Collection, Quillwork, Botanical design, KYT Presentation

Description

Native American Ojibwe quillwork box

Made/Created

Artist

Artist Once Known - United States

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Great Lakes

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

3 in

Diameter

3 in

Dimension Notes

2 1/2 in. x 3 in. (6.35 cm x 7.62 cm) Width dimensions equals diameter.

Materials

Material

Porcupine Quills, Birchbark, Rit Dye, Sweetgrass, Cotton Thread

Material Notes

Quillwork on birchbark, Porcupine Quills, Rit dye, Birchbark, Sweetgrass Cotton Thread

Exhibition

Continuity of Culture (Waŋna niš niyepi)