mokuk, birch bark container
mokuk, birch bark container
mokuk, birch bark container
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Place of Origin:
White Earth Reservation
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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
Provenance
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
E278121
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1913
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24705