Pattern

29-10-21R

From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-10-21R
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 Bark
Description

Lily flower cut out of birchbark on paper backing. 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.

Length 9 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929

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