mokuk; birchbark container

mokuk; birchbark container

mokuk; birchbark container

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Introduction

Mokuk made of birchbark with rim wrapped in spruce root. Unknown substance inside, possibly spruce root dyed dark. Motifs of opposed triangles that form an hourglass shape. Collected by Johann Georg Schwarz, possibly during the winter of 1820-1821.

Name of Maker(s): Unknown Anishinaabe artist
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: Before 1822
Materials

Made with birch bark, with an unknown substance inside (possibly spruce root dyed dark).

Techniques or Format

Rim is wrapped with spruce root.

Motifs and Patterns

The two sides are ornamented with opposed triangles to form an hourglass shape. Motif is scratched.

Other Notes

There is an old tag inside that is illegible.

Dimensions: 6.5 × 3 × 3.5 cm
Condition: Fair
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Johann Georg Schwarz collected this item, possibly when he traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 12000
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1820s
Previous Collectors: Johann Georg Schwarz
Collection Narratives and Histories

Johann Georg Schwarz traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

GKS Reference Number: 58997
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, mokuk. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 12000. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 58997.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1

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