Basket, quill
Bideford Parsonage Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Basket, quill |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Building Furnishings |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Household Accessory |
| Matériaux : | Wood, Birch bark, Porcupine Quill |
| Numéro d'accession : | BPM.01.224 |
| Description : | Small round basket made from birch bark and decorated with porcupine quills over the entire exterior, including the cover. The main part of the box is brown in colour, the quills are dyed two shades of brown and form a decorative pattern on the side. The cover has an eight point star design in natural off- white coloured porcupine quils. Cover is warped and has some quills missing. |
| Commentaires : | This Mi'kmaq porcupine quill basket is on display in the kitchen of the Bideford Parsonage Museum. Porcupines are not native to Prince Edward Island. The quills would have had to been obtained from the mainland through capture or possibly by trade. These boxes were crafted by local Mi'kmaq and it is thought that they were traded for such items as milk, eggs, etc. The French called the Mi'kmaq people "Porcupine Indians" because of their skill at quillwork. The Bideford Parsonage Museum was originally the private residence of Thomas H. Pope, Accountant and Telegraph Operator and was constructed in 1878 for Mr. Pope and his wife, Susan Elizabeth (Eliza) Yeo. In the Summer of 1884, the house was purchased by the Methodist Church for use as their Parsonage and was home to many parsons and their families over the years. Author Lucy Maud Montgomery was only 19 when she came here in August of 1894, to board with the Reverend John F. and Mrs. Ada Estey, while in her first teaching position at the nearby Bideford No. 6 School. She would board here until May of 1895. |
| Hauteur : | 7.5 |
| Diamètre extérieur : | 11.5 |
| Établissement : |
Bideford Parsonage Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Bideford |
| Province de l'établissement : | Prince Edward Island |
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