Description: This birch bark box is in the shape of a mukuk - a way of folding a single piece of birch bark into a container. This small box holds a red trade wool bundle filled with tobacco (a sacred plant) and tied with soft native tanned deer hide. The round lid has an inset piece of bark that fits into the opening of the box. There is a 4 petaled/4 direction design on the top of the lid made of porcupine quills dyed a teal color. Box is 2" x 1.75" rectangle on the bottom, it has a 2.25" diameter opening at the top and it is 2.25" high to top of box (with lid on it is 2.5" high). Lid top is larger than opening (as you can see in photos) lid top is 3.5" in diameter and rim of lid is bound with tidal sweetgrass affixed with faux sinew thread. Rim of box bottom has a braid of tidal sweetgrass as the binding - affixed the same way as sweetgrass on the lid. Paul St John is a registered Mohawk who grew up on his father's Mohawk lands. Paul's mother was Passamaquoddy/Maliseet/Mi'kmaq - he now lives near his mother's relatives in Maine. He grew up visiting with elders of these tribes learning crafts, history and culture from them. - When I saw his work I knew immediately I needed to offer his baskets, quill boxes, dolls and more. Paul is shown in slideshow above with 2 of his works - one of them is a coiled sweetgrass basket with a cardinal. Paul has made many of these baskets with various quill animals, fox, bear, beaver, deer, wolf, moose - and even more birds, cardinal, eagle, loon, blue jay, hawk, hummingbird, great blue heron, chickadee. I am forgetting some I am sure - see if your favorite is in this ebay store. He not only does sweetgrass coil baskets and porcupine quill work on birch bark -- but also amazing dolls, Iroquois beadwork, Wabanaki beadwork, great moccasins, knife sheaths, medicine bags and so much more! He is truly a man of many (many many) talents! Watch this store for more of his pieces. Can't wait to see what he is going to create next. If you purchase more than 1 item from me... put all items in cart and wait to pay for all at 1 time. You will save on shipping - If you haven't done this and you buy 2 or more items at nearly same time - paying for each item separately ....IF I can put them all in same box I will refund you any excess shipping charges and email you that I have done so.
Price: 48.75 USD
Location: Sedgwick, Maine
End Time: 2024-12-24T22:56:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
Category: Collectibles
Original or Reproduction: Original
Era: current
materials: porcupine quill, birchbark, sweetgrass
Region or Culture: Northeast
Country of Manufacture: United States
Artisan: Paul St John
Tribal Affiliation: Mohawk
Exact Type: Birchbark container w/quill design
Modified Item: No
