Collection:
Birch-Bark
Title:
Some uses of birch-bark in New England and Maritime Provinces
Date:
ND
Scope & Content:
Typewritten article regarding the uses of birch-bark in New England and the Maritime Provinces. The white birch had a tremendous effect on the economic life of the Indians who lived within the range of it's distribution. Birch-bark satisfied many of the needs of the Indians of the old birch-bark hunting culture. It was qualities inherent in birch-bark that made it an ideal medium for utilitarian and ceremonial objects in many shapes and sizes.
4 pages
4 pages
Object ID:
DOC.ND01763
Object Name:
Article
People:
Speck
Search Terms:
birch-bark
canoe
wigwam
bowl
mats
canoe
wigwam
bowl
mats