Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1974.083.047ab |
Object Name |
Box, Trinket |
Title |
Christmas Bell Design Quillworked Box |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
20th-century |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Ontario? |
Description |
A small round trinket box decorated with dyed porcupine quills in a Christmas bell motif and a holly sprig (on its lid). The box is First Nations-made, and is birch bark. |
Provenance |
Unknown maker. May have belonged to George Hindman who was involved with lumbering and shipping and had timber limits in the Georgian Bay area, so he knew some First Nations people. This is very likely a 20th-century item and likely was obtained from an Ojibwa basket maker in the Georgian Bay area (who likely made it for the souvenir trade). Last owned by his daughter, Helen Evans (neé Hindman) of Owen Sound Grey County. |
Collection |
First Nations, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Bark/Quillwork |
Dimensions |
H-5 Dia-7.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Evans, Helen Hindman, George Hindman, Blanche |
Subjects |
First Nations of Central Canada Quillwork Basket making Baskets Christmas Christmas decorations Boxes |
Search Terms |
Ojibwa (Anishnaabe, Anishnibeg) |