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Birchbark box with vegetal designs

Maker Unknown, Atikamekw

Datec. 1970s

MediumWood, Birch bark (Betula papyrifera), spruce root stitching

Dimensions5 1/2” H x 6 1/4” W x 11” L

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2010.062.LMA

DescriptionFolded and stitched birch bark box or basket of the wigwamatew type, with lid. Rectangular base, oval mouth reinforced with a wooden rim hoop. Plant forms are scraped into the bark on the lid and sides.

ClassificationsPersonal Accessories

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