Quill Box, 'Tribute to the Four Leggeds'

Description

This quill box was created by Yvonne Walker Keshick and is titled "Tribute to the Four Leggeds". Quote from the artist: "My tribute to the four-leggeds in centered around the porcupine. I wanted to include as many four-leggeds as possible, even some that can no longer be found in Michigan, but the porcupine occupies the place of honor. The first circle around the porcupine are those four-leggeds that hunt the porcupine. The next circle are the scavengers, I call them the clean-up crew. I then put all the rest of my four-leggeds around the outer edges. I wanted to include the Underwater Panther as a four-legged, which meant that the Thunderbird had to be added to keep everything else in order."


Object Information

Date Created:

1994

Local ID:

1994.52.1

Collection:

Woodland Native American

Dimensions:

14"" h 3"" w

Creator(s):

Yvonne Walker Keshick

Materials:

Porcupine Quill

Rights:

Public Domain