$145.00
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ca. 1930 - 1950
10.5625" H x 7.5" D
Hand Crafted from Birch Bark with Stitching a Typical Basketry Made for the Early Tourist Market from the NE
In Fair Condition with a Split at the Base, as Pictured
Northeast Native American birch bark baskets—traditionally crafted by the Eastern Woodland tribes including the Wabanaki Confederacy (Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Abenaki), the Ojibwe (Anishinaabe), and the Iroquois (Oneida)—are water-resistant, durable containers central to Indigenous survival, art, and identity. Constructed from the flexible outer bark of the paper birch tree (Betula papyrifera), these vessels naturally resist decay due to antibacterial compounds in the bark. Historically used for gathering food, boiling water, and storing medicines, these baskets evolved in the 19th and 20th centuries into intricate works of art highly prized by collectors in the Northeast tourism trade.
Condition:
Fair
Tribe:
Penobscot
Year Range:
1925 - 1950
Region:
Great Lakes
Dimensions:
10.56 in7.5 in
Category:
Baskets - Birch Bark
