Title

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

Contributor

Corporation de la Maison Dumulon (sharing)

Creator

Frank G. Speck

Language

eng

Subject

Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)

Spatial Coverage

Kitigan Zibi

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

Caractéristiques du format

33 pages

Matériaux

Paper

Date Created

1947

Transmission

Kawanok

Access Rights

Open access

License

Public domain

Date Modified

2025-06-09

Identifier

publications-scientifiques-texte-001

Source

Google Books