Eastern Algonkian block-stamp decoration : a New World original or an acculturated art

Title: Eastern Algonkian block-stamp decoration : a New World original or an acculturated art
Creator: Frank G. Speck
Language: eng
Subject: Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)
Spatial Coverage: Kitigan Zibi - Maniwaki; Pikwakanagan
Description: On page 24 of the report, Speck describes the stamps made by the Anicinabek of Kitigan Zibi and Pikwakanagan. He emphasizes the influence that cohabitation with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) at lake of the Two Mountains had on these families between 1720 and the early 1800s. The creations of the Southern Anicinabek, the author notes, blend the artistic traditions of both nations.

Speck writes that the Anicinabek almost systematically stamp plant motifs with potatoes and animal motifs with wooden blocks. He suggests this custom may have originated from a time when a symbolic relation was suggested between the material of a stamp and various images. This however remains impossible to confirm, since even the Anicinabek he spoke with were unaware of it.
Format: Text
Étendue: 33 pages
Matériaux: Paper
Date Created: 1947
Source: Google Books
Contributor: Corporation de la Maison Dumulon (sharing)
Date Modified: 2025-06-09
Access Rights: Open access
License: Public domain
Identifier: publications-scientifiques-texte-001

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