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ProvenanceWalter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.82.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 102.
Culture
Passamaquoddy or Penobscot
Container
Datec. 1900
MediumBirchbark, wood, root
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 10 in. (38.1 × 25.4 cm)
Object numberT0300
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextBirch bark incising is created by heating bark that is wetted until softened. The dark inner layer of birchbark is used as a surface that the artist then scrapes in part to reveal the light layer beneath. The deer, moose and plants that decorate this container imitate the daily interactions the Penobscot tribe had with their woodland environment.ProvenanceWalter Banko, Montreal, Quebec
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.82.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 102.
On View
On viewAngelique Merasity
