Vintage Porcupine Quill Birch Bark Box with Maple Leaf Motif Anishinaabe toffee tin use and was well cared

use and was well cared for over the years

cracks or wear - there is a yellow line on the underside that I inspected and it is original to the making of the piece

Condition:  This vintage dressing gown is in very good condition with no wear

The smaller beads have a clear bead spacer between them while the larger beads have a filigree gold toned metal piece separating them

but they could perhaps be posed otherwise

Vintage Porcupine Quill Birch Bark Box with Maple Leaf Motif Anishinaabe toffee tin use and was well caredThis vintage porcupine quilldecorated birch bark box is a finely made example of Woodland Indigenous craft tradition, most likely Anishinaabe Ojibwe. The cylindrical form is built from hand cut birch bark panels, stitched and decorated with a woven sweetgrass band at the centre. The lid features a maple leaf motif, executed in naturally dyed porcupine quills arranged with symmetry. Porcupine quillwork predates beadwork in many Indigenous cultures and