box, birchbark
box, birchbark
box, birchbark
Introduction
An incised birchbark panel. Anishinaabe, circa 1890.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
catalogue says "Ojibwe or Minnesota"
Date Made or Date Range:
1890s
Read More About This Relative
Materials
birch bark, red ochre or vermillion
Techniques or Format
incising on one side only; white marks, possibly tape, on the other side.
Additional Context
RP says this is possibly a teaching document related to the master of animals. The way that the animals are lined up, almost hierarchically, suggests this.
Provenance
Current Location:
Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
T629
Collection Narratives and Histories
Foster Damily, Minnesota; Ralph E. Olson, Deerfield, Illinois
Publication History
Thaw catalogue p.62
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25247
Record Creation Context
created before Otsego Institute May 23 2010 at Fenimore Art Museum