Laura Parkey signed Porcupine Quill Basket - Robin

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Signed Porcupine Quill Native American Basket âe" Excellent Condition âe" Robin Item Description we have a wonderful Hand made Great lakes area Native American Quill box made by the talented Artist Laura Parkey from the Burt lake (Cheboiganing) band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians in Brutus Michigan . The family has been making baskets for generations. This well crafted porcupine quill Native American basket is in magnificent condition. It has only one tiny flaw which can be seen in the photograph one quill on the side of the lid has come loose or broken. This delightful lidded porcupine quill basket measures almost 4âein diameter and is almost 2âe deep, this is a medium sized quill basket. Very Fine Quill work! The top and sides are fully covered. And the rim of the lid and inside rim of the box is bound with Sweet grass (which is what smells delightful). The bottom of the basket has delicate needle work very neat with a pattern along the rim of thebirch bark bottom. On the perfect birch bottom the basket is clearly signed âe~made by Laura Parkey April, 1981âe and it has a perfect birch bark interior. This quill basket is quite magnificent, made in April, in the spring when the robins come out this basket explodes with the moment flowers pop out around the robin a showpiece for any collection. Please see all of the photoâ e(tm)s of this traditional perfectly executed Native American basket. Quilling is a very difficult, time-consuming and delicate work that requires many years of practice to do well . Origin: The Burt Lake (Cheboiganing) Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is a Native American community whose traditional homelands are in the Indian (âeoeColonialâe) Point area near Burt Lake, Michigan. The tribe signed treaties with the federal government in 1836 and 1855 and had a village located near the shores of Burt Lake. In October 1900, the village was destroyed by arson in a fraudulent land grab. Porcupine quilling is an ancient Native American art used particularly among East Coast and Plains tribes. Indian quillwork involved softening and dying stiff porcupine quills and weaving them onto leather or birchbark. The most stunning examples of porcupine quill artistry were the Plains Indian war shirts, each of which would take a skilled quillworker more than a year to embroider. Medicine bags, moccasins, jewelry, birchbark boxes, and baskets were other crafts frequently quilled in the past. Today, Native American quillwork embroidery is nearly a lost art. Porcupine quills are difficult to work with, and quilled leather is more difficult to take care of than beaded leather. Most quillers switched to beadwork when seed beads became widely available, since beading uses many of the same skills as quilling but is less grueling. However, some native artists are working to maintain traditional quill art today, particularly among the Chippewa and Micmac tribes, w the crafting of birchbark quill boxes never completely died out. I have been collecting artifacts for over 25 years and I have been a member of the EBay community since 1998 Please Bid with confidence. Ref: Quill basket, Birch bark basket, Moose, Tourist trade, sweet grass, Micmac, Chippewa, Native American · Buyer info: Packaging and shipping is done with care and completed in an expedient manner, shipping days are Tuesday and Thursday for gas conservation. If you have a special request we will do our best to adjust the schedule to accommodate your request. · Combined shipping is available if it wonâe(tm)t damage the object. Multiple items can sometimes be packaged in a single box, thus reducing the shipping charge which I pass on to the buyer. · International buyers can use Paypal or Xoom as a method for payment. · It is my intention to be as clear and accurate as possible. In the event I make an error, I will always do my best to remedy the situation. · Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Buyer is responsible for ... read more

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