Pattern Proof

31-7-180.18

From: Canada | Quebec | Lake St. John

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31-7-180.18
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Montagnais
Provenience Canada | Quebec | Lake St. John
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Birchbark
Description

Small, with patterns impressed on them. Used as suggestions for designs in embroidery and beadwork. They are made by biting the impressions in the bark with the teeth, whence the name.

Length 5.9 cm
Width 5.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Frank G. Speck, 1931

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