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Curl details of the Birch Bark Vase made by Mohawk basket maker, Ann Mitchell.
Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian is a spectacular, permanent exhibition of some 700 works of Native art from throughout North, Central, and South America. This exhibition will demonstrate the breadth of the National Museum of the American Indian's renowned collection and highlight the historic importance of many of these iconic objects.
Mali Agat (Pigwacket Abenaki), also known as Molly Ockett (circa 1740-1816), was a Wabanaki “doctress” from the Pigwacket homeland, who was widely known among Native people and settlers in northern New England and southern Quebec. She was part of a large and interrelated network of families who inhabited and traveled in the north country of Wabanaki homelands—now parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Canada. She maintained traditional Wabanaki ways, practicing Indigenous herbal medicine, cultivating traditional ecological knowledge, and weaving with traditional fibers. Agat created this birch bark box which came into the possession of Mrs. John Kimball of Bethel. Despite the label attached to this box stating that Mali Agat was, “the last of the Anasagunticooks on the Androscoggin,” Abenaki descendants continue to live in their traditional homelands in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Canada. Mali Agat lived a long life; some claimed she lived over one hundred years.
The Voyageur's Paddle: Wargin, Kathy-jo, Geister, David: 9781585360079: Books - Amazon.ca
Title: "Sign of The Cross" Acrylic and Oil on Birch Bark
Title: "Mi'kmaq Roots" Acrylic and Oil on Birch Bark
Oil on Birch Bark
Moosetufting is a dying art and needs to be revived. There are few First Nation people who are left to do this art. Twisted moosehair and caribou hair were used for decorative use by the Athapaskans predating European contact. Earliest documentation of moosetufting comes from 1920-30's. Mrs. Lafterty from Fort Simpson read watched a nun used wool…
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An authentic 100+ year old Mi'kmaq Birch Bark canoe. bushcraft usa.com
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