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CROW #6 of quillwork on 0val coiled sweetgrass basket, Paul St John, Mohawk
CROW #6 of quillwork on 0val coiled sweetgrass basket, Paul St John, Mohawk
CROW #6 of quillwork on 0val coiled sweetgrass basket, Paul St John, Mohawk
CROW #6 of quillwork on 0val coiled sweetgrass basket, Paul St John, Mohawk
CROW #6 of quillwork on 0val coiled sweetgrass basket, Paul St John, Mohawk
CROW #6 of quillwork on 0val coiled sweetgrass basket, Paul St John, Mohawk

CROW #6 of quillwork on 0val coiled sweetgrass basket, Paul St John, Mohawk

$ 66

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Exact Type: Birchbark/sweetgrass container w/quill design
  • Region or Culture: Northeast
  • Category: Collectibles
  • Country of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • materials: porcupine quill, birchbark, sweetgrass
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: New
  • Era: current
  • Original or Reproduction: Original
  • Tribal Affiliation: Mohawk
  • Artisan: Paul St John, Mohawk

    Description

    Paul St John, Mohawk artist's Maliseet name means "crow" (His father was Mohawk, his mother; Maliseet, Passamaquoddy & MicMac). His affinity for crows ca
    n be seen here in the proud stance of this porcupine quill crow atop a sweetgrass and birch bark basket.
    This oval basket
    has birch bark at center of lid and used as the bottom -  then co
    iled tidal sweetgrass.  It is  5.75" long and 5" wide and 2.5" high.
    The birch bark medallion at
    center top is 4.25" long and 3" across.  The birch bark has at it's outer edge a border of natural porcupine quill.
    The crow is of dyed black porcupine quill. Paul has made 5 other oval crow baskets.  All have been different - this one has a very large crow, completely filling the birch bark medallion.  On the other crow baskets the crows have been smaller.  This crow's beak is slightly open - again unique to this piece.    All Paul's works are handmade, individual and unique.
    Paul St. John now lives in Maine.  He is an enrolled Mohawk tribal member.   He grew up on the Mohawk lands in New York, his father's homeland.  His mother is Passamaquoddy/MicMac/Maliseet - When I saw his work I knew immediately I needed to offer his great baskets.  While quill work and coiled sweetgrass baskets are  historically Maine Indian traditional crafts, currently no one here but Paul St. John is actively practicing this craft.  -  Passamaquoddy basket makers, Jeremy Frey and Otter, both have used some quill work on their baskets...  but quill work on coiled sweetgrass baskets are Paul St John's specialty.
    Paul is shown in slideshow above with 2 of his works - one of them is a coiled sweetgrass basket with a cardinal.
    Paul has made many quill animals, fox, bear, beaver, deer, wolf, moose - and even more birds, cardinal, eagle, loon, blue jay, hawk, hummingbird, great blue heron, chickadee. I am forgetting some I am sure  - see if your favorite is in this ebay store.
    He not only does sweetgrass coil baskets and porcupine quill work on birch bark -- but also amazing dolls, Iroquois beadwork, MicMac beadwork,  great moccasins, knife sheaths, medicine bags and so much more!  He is truly a man of many (many many) talents!
    Watch this store for more of his pieces.  Can't wait to see what he is going to create next.