Birchbark Container with Bark Panels
$100.00
Handmade Birchbark Container with Bark Panels
Add this unusual Birchbark Container to your collection. The artist used spruce root to bind the pieces of Birchbark together. She cut out scalloped panels of Birchbark and attached them with the light side out to the top of the container with more spruce root. She created the cover with Birchbark and a spruce branch. Imitation sinew holds the cover to the container Deerskin Leather Lacing can be untied to open the top. The crafter added a base to this container with a separate piece of Birchbark and some rough trim pieces. You will see ‘Rebecca LaFramboise Chippewa’ written in red on the bottom.
Birchbark containers are traditional containers made from the bark of birch trees. They are typically used by Indigenous people in North America for storing and transporting food, clothing, and other items. This Container stands 9.5″ tall. The bottom measures approximately 7″ in diameter. The cover measures 6.5″ in diameter. We got this Container in a collection. The cover is little warped, but otherwise It is in very good condition! One of a Kind!
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