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Jean Marshall

Detail shot of colorful beaded flowers and quills on a round frammed tanned moosehide Zaaga’igan [Lake], 2024. Smoke tanned moosehide glass beads, porcupine quills, thread. 13” diameter. Detail of one of the pieces part of a series exhibited for Anikoobijikewin. Image courtesy of Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto. Photo by Polina Teif.

Artist’s biography

Jean Marshall is a visual artist of Ahnishinaabe/English descent who was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is a member of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, also known as Big Trout Lake, Treaty 9, and currently resides on the lands of the Animikii-Wajiw/Thunder Mountain, also known as Fort William First Nation.

For the past 7 years, Jean has been spending time to learn how make leather with moosehide. Hide tanning has brought her to a place of belonging and has given her a purpose that she enjoys. Hide tanning is a beautiful way to (re)connect with culture. She loves to sew with beads and porcupine quills. She appreciates sewing on moosehide that she has made in community with her own hands! Jean is a member of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, in Ontario. She presently lives in the territory of Fort William First Nation, Ontario.

An oval-shape constellation of diverse objects with beaded and fur details that include pouches, boots, gloves, earrings, a drum with the image of a woman, and beaded flowers on a square piece of cloth. Reciprocity, 2024. Hide, fur, clot, glass beads, metal, silkscreened drum. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view of the piece exhibited for Anikoobijikewin. Image courtesy of Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto. Photo by Polina Teif.
 
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