birchbark, sweet grass, black cotton thread, porcupine quills
Techniques or Format
two birchbark covers (double bark), framed with sweet grass attached with black cotton thread and a few porcupine quills embedded into the grass;
Motifs and Patterns
porcupine quill decorations on both covers; two flowers and leaves on the front cover, two small leaves and inscription "Souvinour(!) of Parry Sound Canada" hand written date 1925 on back cover; design on cover is of good quality, showing a subtle influence of Canadian design of the 20's.
Original and Subsequent Uses
Used as a guest book
Dimensions:
15.2 × 11.4 × 0 cm
Condition:
Good
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