mokuk, birch bark container

mokuk, birch bark container

mokuk, birch bark container

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Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: White Earth Reservation
Materials

birch bark, basswood fibre, spruce root, spruce gum

Techniques or Format

folded sheet of birch bark sealed with spruce gum at folds, rim of wood bound to bark with spruce root, basswood fibre handle inserted thru slit under rim and roll of bark to serve as handle, scraped with graffito technique

Motifs and Patterns

geometric designs; including zig zag lines, dots, cross hatching, 'x' motifs suggestive of Thunderbirds

Condition: very good
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E278121
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1913
GKS Reference Number: 24705