Medicine Camo mask

Multidisciplinary twin artists, Christopher and Gregory Mitchell, of Born in the North, are inspired by their Mi’kmaq ancestry and Canadian upbringing. In 2019 they designed a winter camouflage textile representative of their culture for use in their products. It is made up of the four sacred medicines; Sage, Sweetgrass, Tobacco, and Cedar. The white background is the bark of the birch tree that plays an important role in traditional craft – baskets, quillwork, and starting fires. The healing and protective camo mask protects the wearer.

Christopher and Gregory Mitchell for Born in the North, Indigenous Mi’kmaq, Northeastern Woodlands Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada

2019 (print designed); January 2021 (mask printed and made)

Designed in Toronto (Tkaronto), Ontario, Canada

Made in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Polyester micro twill double knit, dye sublimination print

Royal Ontario Museum
2021.71.6