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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
bark; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.19.0109
Description
Rectangular birchbark basket with cut, folded and stitched ends all from one piece of bark. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded to outside then laced with fibre in criss-cross and wound fashion. Along exerior length of basket near base are four triangular shapes scraped into bark, along width are tw…
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Title
Storage Bowl
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
bark; fibre
Dimensions
6.5 x 21.4 x 25.7 cm
Description
Rectangular birchbark basket with cut, folded and stitched ends all from one piece of bark. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded to outside then laced with fibre in criss-cross and wound fashion. Along exerior length of basket near base are four triangular shapes scraped into bark, along width are two triangular shapes.
Subject
Indigenous
households
basketry
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0109
Images
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
bark; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.19.0110
Description
Sturdy, rectangular birchbark basket made from one piece birch bark, has cut, folded, and stitched ends which form sides. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded, wrapped with branch then laced in criss-cross and alternating natural fibre which has been interlaced with darkened coloured bark. Continu…
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Title
Storage Bowl
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
bark; fibre
Dimensions
8.0 x 30.4 x 35.8 cm
Description
Sturdy, rectangular birchbark basket made from one piece birch bark, has cut, folded, and stitched ends which form sides. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded, wrapped with branch then laced in criss-cross and alternating natural fibre which has been interlaced with darkened coloured bark. Continuous scraped design below exterior rim consists of flowing plant and semi-circle pattern.
Subject
Indigenous
households
basketry
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0110
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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