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bark scroll, record of one degree of midewewin
bark scroll, record of one degree of midewewin
bark scroll, record of one degree of midewewin
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Introduction
Bark scroll, record of one degree of midewewin.
Name of Maker(s):
Anishinaabe inscriber
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Ojibwe
Nation of Origin
As noted in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology database.
Place of Origin:
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
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Materials
Bark, Fiber
Techniques or Format
Drawings on birch bark, incised animal and human scene.
Motifs and Patterns
The images on the scroll are of an animal and a human.
Original and Subsequent Uses
The Midewewin, or Grand Medicine Society, use bark scrolls as a mnemonic to aid in the recall of certain teachings.
Dimensions:
58 × 17.2 × 1 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
50-72-10/32720
Link to Institution's Collections Database:
https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/
Collection at Current Location:
Peabody Museum Collection online. Ethnographic
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1950
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
Mid 20th century
Previous Collectors:
Field Museum of Natural History; Dr. Paul S. Martin
Collection Narratives and Histories
Exchanged with the Field Museum of Natural History in 1950 and then housed with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
58966
Approximate Place of Origin