Pattern
| Object Number: | 29-10-21J |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
Description
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.
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