Christiana Morris

Christiana Morris (c. 1804–1886) was a Mi'kmaq crafts person, known for her skill at porcupine quillwork, as well as her respected position in 19th century Halifax, Nova Scotia.

[2] At a young age Morris wed Tom Mollise, a man much older than she, who died shortly after the marriage.

[2] Morris was granted a piece of land in Halifax after presenting Queen Victoria with a pair of quillwork moccasins.

[1] Some of the several examples of anonymously crafted Mi'kmaw quillwork and clothing in the British Royal Collection are likely Morris' work.

[1][2] Morris' large body of work is now represented by just two pieces: a wooden hooded cradle decorated with quillwork panels and a pair of snowshoes made for a mayor of Halifax.