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
Collection:
Birch–Bark
People:
Speck
Search Terms:
birch–bark
canoe
wigwam
bowl
mats
canoe
wigwam
bowl
mats