| Accession # |
09.867a-b |
|
Culture |
Mi'kmaq
|
| Title |
Quilled Chair Seat and Back |
| Date |
19th century |
| Medium |
Porcupine quills, birchbark |
| Dimensions |
Back: 15 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 1/4 in. (39.4 × 24.7 × 0.6 cm)
Seat: 12 13/16 × 14 3/16 × 1/4 in. (32.5 × 36 × 0.6 cm)
mount: 16 1/2 × 14 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (41.9 × 36.2 × 34.9 cm) |
| Credit Line |
Brooklyn Museum Collection |
| Location |
American Identities: Art Making / Centennial Era
|
| Description |
This type of quilled article is a prime example of the ingenuity of the artist to take traditional materials, quills, normally used in bags and clothing decoration and fashion a new item for the trade markets. The seat cushion reflects the Victorian mode of seat cushions used in non-Native homes of the period. |
