Wikwemot

Title: Wikwemot
Subject: Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts); Container; Pagida (pêche); Basketry
Description: Cylindrical basketry. Special basketry: two superimposed diagonal webs, a third tangled horizontal web securing the first two. Very narrow strands. Rolled edge: the upright strands are wound into a bundle of spirally-turned strands, cedar or ash clisse.

This container was used to collect freshwater clams from lakeshores.
Format: Object
Étendue: Diameter: 31.5 cm ; Height: 22 cm
Matériaux: Cedar tree (Kicikatik); Ash tree
Technique de fabrication: Braided
Titre antérieur: Freshwater clam basket [Musée de la Civilisation]
Title replaced by the Anicinabemowin term.
Source: https://collections.mcq.org/objets/5666
Contributor: Musée de la Civilisation (sharing)
Date Modified: 2025-04-14
Access Rights: Open access
License: Protected by copyrights
Identifier: MdlC68-3069

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