Bucket

29-10-88

From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-10-88
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 Birchbark
Description

Birchbark sap bucket, p skite nag n, used for catching sap from the spouts driven into maple trees. These are also used in time of emergency to cook with or to hold any liquid.

Length 32 cm
Width 19.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929

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