Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0040 | |
Category | Ceremonial Items; Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Scroll | |
Culture | Chippewa, Ojibwe | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | Canada or USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark | |
Description | Scroll made from one or more long sheets of birch bark, whose lateral edges are sewn with cotton string (probably to protect against splitting); Series of simple figures (human, animals, plant, man-made objects) is scratched onto surface of bark sheet (sheet has not been unrolled to determine extend and exact nature of drawings). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 17.0, Length = ca. 75.0 |