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Exhibits
Ninaatigwaaboo (Maple Tree Water): An Anishinaabe History of Maple Sugaring
Curated by Alan Corbiere The text for this exhibit was first published by Alan Corbiere in the Newsletter for the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation (6:4 May 2011). Updates for this online version by Kate Higginson (2017). Some Anishinaabeg call ...
Four Views of a Club
A GRASAC Exhibit Curated by Crystal Migwans Four complementary perspectives on a beautiful carved Anishinaabe club, which is now found in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington (NMAI 3/4643). Purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in ...
Four Views of a Drum
A GRASAC Exhibit Curated by Crystal Migwans Photos courtesy of GRASAC & the British Museum (BM Am.2144) 1) British Military Drum In terms of its form and origin, this drum is best described as a British military drum: This modified British military drum shows how objects of ...
Four Views of a Knife & Sheath
A GRASAC Exhibit Curated by Crystal Migwans (2013) 1) Tool In terms of utility, this pair of objects is simply a knife and sheath; an everyday tool and its carrying case: Knives obtained through trade were common among the Great Lakes people. They were ...