Pattern used for marking designs on birchbark containers

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Date created: 1929

Culture/People: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) in 1929; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1929.
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Place: Désert River; Outaouais Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]; Art and Printing tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/4910
Barcode: 164910.000

Object Type: Art and Printing tools

Object Name: Pattern used for marking designs on birchbark containers
Media/Materials: Birchbark
Techniques: Cut
Dimensions: 13 x 6.5 x .5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69fd3e3c3-ee4e-4ff9-a429-ae8c33427f6c

Record ID: NMAI_176723