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Miniature Chair

MOA: University of British Columbia

3672/2 a-h

Set of 6 matching miniature birch-bark chairs (parts a-f), another chair with a slightly different shape and pattern (part g) and a birch-bark corner shelf (part h); all decorated with floral designs in dyed quillwork. Parts a-f and h have similar floral designs on the chair backs and seats, in white, pink, yellow and green quillwork, with a simple cross pattern on the lower sides. The other chair, part g, has much finer floral patterns on five surfaces, embroidered using dyed grasses(?).

  • Type of Item chair
  • Culture Anishinaabe
  • Material birch bark, porcupine quill, fibre, grass, dye
  • Measurements height 10.5 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 7.8 cm (part a) height 23.0 cm, width 16.0 cm, depth 7.0 cm (part h)
  • Previous Owner Ruth Phillips
  • Received from Ruth Phillips
  • Made in Ontario
  • Ownership Date before August 6, 2024
  • Acquisition Date on August 6, 2024
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3672/0002 a-h

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