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Introduction

birchbark tray, collected by George Terasaki, Huron-Wendat (Huron), Lorette, Quebec, 1840s - 1900s?.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

museum documentation

Place of Origin: Wendake
Date Made or Date Range: 1850 to 1900s
Materials

Birch bark, moosehair (?), commercial cotton thread.

Techniques or Format

Two layers of birchbark sewn together, square flat bottom, four sloping sides sewn to the base. The upper layer of bark is embroidered with moosehair.
Tray is made of two layers of birchbark sewn together; white mosse hair has been used in the stitching. The tray has a square flat bottom, one piece of bark. The tray is embroidered with moosehair in images of Native men, women, birds and plants. The moosehair colors are green, yellow, trey, white, and black.

Motifs and Patterns

Images of Native men, women, birds, and plants.

Additional Context

Daily activities, figures walking, smoking pipes, men and women.

Condition: Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

museum documentation

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-H-423
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1972-01-10
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: George Terasaki, collector
GKS Reference Number: 26609
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

19/06/08 CMC

Approximate Place of Origin

46.869279102, -71.347896113

Source of Information about Places

Eastern Great Lakes-- Lorette

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