Pattern

29-10-21Q

From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-10-21Q
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Algonkin
Provenience Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Locus Reservation 6 miles south of Maniwaki.
Section American
Materials Birch Bark
Description

Doe cut out of birchbark. Two patterns not mounted (moose and doe). Thirteen patterns mounted on two pieces of cardboard. These are used in making the designs on the boxes, etc. The pattern is laid on the bark and then marked out, then the bark is scraped away from the mark leaving the design.

Length 17 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929

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