Fully Quill Decorated Covered Box

Christine Okerlund

Fully Quill Decorated Covered Box, Baskets by Christine Okerlund
  • Okerlund birch bark
  • Okerlund porcupine quill
Item On Hold
Savvy Price $250.00
Gallery Price $300.00
Title
Fully Quill Decorated Covered Box
Artist
Christine Okerlund
Medium
Birch bark, dyed porcupine quills and cotton thread
Size
1 3/4" height X 2 3/4" diameter
Signed
"CEO" in quills stands for Christine Elizabeth Okerlund
Condition
Excellent
Provenance
Ama Va
About The Fully Quill Decorated Covered Box

Red and blue trillium designs overlap 

About Christine Okerlund
(1943-2022, Ojibwe)  Taught to make porcupine quill baskets from Debbie Hatch, an Ojibwe woman from Sault St. Marie, Christine had previously undertaken embroidery projects.

Considered a master quill basket maker, Okerlund received seven grants from the Wisconsin Arts Board to teach apprentices how to make birch bark baskets with quill designs.  
Other Works By Christine Okerlund:
  • Porcupine Quill Decorated Birch Bark Trinket Box Trillium Flower 1, Baskets by Christine Okerlund
  • Birch Bark Porcupine Quill Box with Purplish Blue Trillium Flower, Baskets by Christine Okerlund
Cultures

American Indian, Women Artists

Medium

Baskets

Subject

Floral Still Life

Keywords

Christine Okerlund, Okerlund birch bark, Okerlund porcupine quill