Art Processes in Birchbark of the River Desert Algonquin, a Circumboreal Trait

Title: Art Processes in Birchbark of the River Desert Algonquin, a Circumboreal Trait
Contributor: Corporation de la Maison Dumulon (sharing)
Creator: Frank G. Speck
Language: eng
Spatial Coverage: Kitigan Zibi
Description: This comprehensive report details the five types of bark containers used by the Anicinabek: the wikwemot (for storing tools), the kikwabanagan (for carrying water and maple sap), the pskitanagan or atopogan (for boiling water on the fire), the wigwasanagan (an eating bowl), and the pskitonage (for protecting meat or clothing from insects and bad weather).

Speck provides an in-depth analysis of the shapes and decorations of the bark containers made in Kitigan Zibi : « the ellipse, the stem with three leaves, trefoil (both called « anibic »), the dome, the « toad's legging » or pitcherplant (« omakaki ») or twist, the scallop and with serrations on its straight edge are among those of an old native derivation, according to the testimony of their users ».
Format: Text
Caractéristiques du format: 60 pages
Matériaux: Paper
Date Created: 1941
Transmission: Kawanok
Access Rights: Open access
License: Public domain
Date Modified: 2025-06-05
Identifier: smithsonian-texte-005