Quillwork basket

Maker Helena Beboning

Maker Delia Beboning (born 1941)

Date1990-2001

Place madeManitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada, North America

MediumPorcupine quills, birch bark, sweetgrass, cotton thread

Dimensions2 5/8 × 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 in. (6.6675 × 11.1125 × 11.1125 cm)

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Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald and Vicki Sullivan, A.2016.10.6ab

Object numberA.2016.10.6ab

DescriptionShort cylindrical container with lid. Around the sides, white quills are used to create a pattern where diamond shapes gaps show a red color underneath. On the top of the lid there is this diamond pattern around the edge and a bright red flower in the middle with a yellow center.

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