BIRCHBARK Various Tribes
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Case No. 8:
Many items are made from birch-bark by the Indians in areas where the birch tree grows in abundance. Like many other cultures, the Indian used objects for daily use which required the least effort to make. Birch-bark lends itself readily to easy construction.
Shown here are many forms of birch-bark construction: boxes, buckets, creels, trays, etc.
Plate 3d: Algonquin fishing creel
Plate 7c: Algonquin canoe box
Plate 7d: Chippewa storage box
Plate 8c: Chippewa wild rice gathering tray