Quill Box House

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Title

Quill Box House

Subject

quill box house purse

Description

Birch bark and porcupine quill house purse with bright floral design

Creator

Daffney Donshee, photographed by Alivia Foster

Source

Uncertain

Publisher

MSU Collections

Date

Design copied from 1900 in 1925 by Louise Kenoshmeg, Assembled by Daffney Donshee between then and Katherine Vail's collection starting in 1980 (likely March 1987)

Contributor

Daffney Donshee, Louise Kenoshmeg, Katherine Vail, Angeline Kawegoma

Rights

Uncertain

Relation

Uncertain

Format

Diameter: 6 1/4 in
Height: 6 in

Language

English

Type

Physical object

Identifier

quill box house, foster

Coverage

Harbor Springs, Michigan; Indian River, Michigan; 1900, 1925, 1987, 1980-2016

Files

thumbnail_20190925_125826.jpg

Citation

Daffney Donshee, photographed by Alivia Foster, “Quill Box House,” First Stories North America, accessed September 26, 2026, https://firststoriesna.leadr.site/items/show/12.

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