Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Description
Indians stored meat, vegetables, clothes and trinkets in large birchbark containers.
This piece shows evidence of much use and repairs to the rim and base.
About This Item
- Title: Birchbark bucket, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: 1900
- Subject Date: 1900
- Location: ME
- Media: Birchbark
- Local Code: HM 159
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Maine
- Indian art--North America
- Basket making
- Basketwork
- Pails
- Food containers
- Birch bark
- Indian baskets
- Indians of North America--Maine--Antiquities
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For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
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