This birch bark basket has a motif created by scraping the bark which leaves it a lighter colour.

Title: Birch bark basket

Source : Huron-Wendat Museum

Year: 2011

Description:
The birch bark baskets made by the Algonquians were light and easy to make. Sonce they took such little time to make they were often left behind when their owners changed campsites.

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