Vintage Porcupine Quill Birch Bark Box with Maple Leaf Motif Anishinaabe toffee tin The fabric of the dress

The fabric of the dress has good weight and falls beautifully

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

Bust:  41” around

Condition:  This 50s party dress is in very good condition with no pronounced wear

Vintage Porcupine Quill Birch Bark Box with Maple Leaf Motif Anishinaabe toffee tin The fabric of the dressThis 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