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Tray, elm bark. Maple sap tray, approximately rectangular in shape made from one piece of bark. One continuous piece of bark, two sides and bottom curved at junction of bottom and side pieces. End sides, bark stripped off, folded into an envelope fan-shape and lashed together through several holes and then tied on the inside with bark lashing. Two top edges of sides rolling slightly over inside of tray.;;

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1912/04 - 1912/07, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, (CULTURE REMARKS) Attribution by provenance (DOCUMENTATION)( Waugh) "Elm-bark tray for gathering maple sap - David Jack (Sen)" (COMMENTS) Bark utensils were more popular than wooden ones since the materials were easily found and they were plentiful. Wooden utensils were hard work to make. The bark was removed from the tree in the spring or early summer. It was then bent into shape and sometimes strengthened on the edges with strips of wood splints. Inner bark was used for lashing (Waugh, 64). (ACQUISITION REMARKS) Shipment sent by F.W. Waugh, Six Nations Reserve, Brant County, July 16, 1912.

Illustrated in Waugh, F.W., IROQUIS FOODS AND FOOD PREPARATION. Ottawa: Canada Department of Mines, Geological Survey, 1916: 205.