Birch bark basket with handle. Basket is constructed of a single piece of bark bent and cut to create walls that have been stitched together with thin strips of bark up both short sides. A thin reed of wood is strapped to the top by bark to form a lip. The exterior is embossed with cross shapes and swirls on the ends, and a large tree-like motif at centre on both sides. Scallops line the lip. The interior is undecorated. A wide handle of yellow-brown canvas is attached to the basket by thongs of leather, held together at centre by a twist of wire and tied on the interior. The strap's length can be modified by use of a metal loop.

• Narrative

  Possibly Algonquin?

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• Type of Item basket
• Culture Algonquin
• Material birch bark, cotton fibre, skin, metal, wood
• Measurements height 22.5 cm, width 26.5 cm, depth 21.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Diane J. Anderson, Craig Anderson, Reid Anderson, Dana Anderson-Breau
• Received from Craig Anderson, Reid Anderson, Dana Anderson-Breau

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• Made in Quebec

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• Ownership Date before October 2, 2015
• Acquisition Date on October 2, 2015

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• Item Classes basketry
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3131/0014