Box

This box exemplifies the intersection of several artistic practices. The shape, manufacture and geometric patterns on its sides are characteristic of Mi’gmaq and Wolastoqey boxes. The flower vase on the lid, clearly European-inspired, is similar to the embroidery designs taught by the Ursuline nuns of Quebec. Such floral motifs are also very common on Wendat works. This type of box was primarily made to be sold, offering an important means to counter the constraints that colonial expansion placed on a number of Indigenous subsistence practices.