Box

Item number 3703/10 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Round birch bark box (part a) with a flat, fitted lid (part b); decorated with intricate porcupine quillwork. Top of lid has a central sun-like design inside of a circle; band between circle and edge of lid. Sun-like design made up of eight diamonds with criss-crossing quills; quills protrude upward in centre of diamonds. In space between sun and edges of circle, are triangles with quills woven in them to form additional diamonds. Band around central circle, around edge of lid, made up of alternating diamonds and hourglass-shapes; diamonds have quills criss-crossing over one another. Sides of lid and box are decorated with row of alternating diamonds and hourglass-shapes; diamonds have cross-hatching through them. All edges of box and lid are framed by bundles of fibre. Quillwork on box forms lip for lid to rest on. Interior and base are undecorated. Artist name and year made written along interior of lid, and around edge of base.

Item History

Made by Jean Mishibinijima (Maker) in Ontario, Canada during 1983
Owned by Peter Moogk and Susan Moogk before July 12, 2025
Received from Peter Moogk (Donor) and Susan Moogk (Donor) on July 12, 2025

What

Name: Box
Identification Number: 3703/10 a-b
Type of Item: box
Material: birch bark, porcupine quill, fibre, plant fibre, yellow-brown and brown-red
Overall: height 8.8 cm, diameter 21.5 cm