%C2%A9 Lorraine Beseto
Box with floral motif on cover, 20th century
Lorraine Besto and daughtersexpand_more
Plant fibers, birch bark, porcupine quillsexpand_more
Gift of Raymond A. and Ruth A. Reisterexpand_more 2016.76.12a,b
Not on Viewexpand_more
The Anishinaabe woman artist who created this intricately adorned and finely woven basket utilized locally harvested porcupine quills, birchbark, and sweetgrass. Artists often incorporated abstraction into their work, layering quills in complex patterns and forms that reveal both technical mastery and artistic ingenuity. For more than two hundred years, Anishinaabe women sold many of their birchbark containers and baskets to non-Native people to sustain their families during a time of major cultural disruption, including forced assimilation and removal onto governmental and religious controlled reservations. Quillboxes exemplify the power of Anishinaabe women to create a new and unique artform that expresses cultural and individual resiliency and creativity.
Details
- Title
- Box with floral motif on cover
- Artist Life
- (Walpole Island First Nation Anishinaabe)
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2016.76.12a,b
- Curator Approved
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© Lorraine Beseto