mokuk

mokuk

mokuk

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Introduction

Neatly made container of one piece of birch bark, seamed at the sides and lined with birchbark. Edge made of wood splint bound with spruce root.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

A mokuk is an Anishinaabe container.

Date Made or Date Range: Mid to Late 19 C
Materials

Birch bark, wood, spruce root, thread.

Techniques or Format

Container made of one piece of birch bark, seamed at the sides and lined with birchbark. Edge made of wood splint bound with spruce root. Handle is looped and stitched with thread. Neatly done.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral, stars

Dimensions: 20.3 × 12 × 12.5 cm
Condition: Poor
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Style (Ruth Phillips); Peter Jones collection.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 992.274.15.1-2
Collection at Current Location: Bedford Collection
GKS Reference Number: 27293
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, mokuk. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 992.274.15.1-2. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip October 2014; GRASAC item id 27293.

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