Marks of the Mi’gmaq Nation

The exhibition Marks of the Mi’gmaq Nation focuses on the artistry of the Mi’gmaq people, whose territory includes parts of the Maritime Provinces, Newfoundland, Quebec, and New England. The exhibition highlights costume, beadwork and quillwork dating to the turn of the century, and explores the innovative blending of new cultural influences and traditional artistic techniques and designs. The display includes colourful quillwork boxes, women’s peaked caps embellished with delicate beadwork and ribbon applique, a rare man’s dance costume, a remarkable series of tiny splint wood baskets, and intricately crafted quillwork chair seats.

Marks of the Mi’gmaq Nation was produced in collaboration with the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation, Listuguj, Quebec.