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CultureMi'kmaq
Geography
Lower Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dimensions9.5 x 19 cm
Object numberHF.01.14.29 A-B
DescriptionKawi Wijkwe'tlaqan, also known as a quillwork birchbark container. Circular container with a friction lid. A) birchbark base is covered by two layers of brown spruce root. White quills are threaded through the spruce root creating a diamond pattern in each layer. Missing sections of spruce root have exposed areas of birchbark and the individual quills. B) the cover features a method to elawika'toq or to adorn with porcupine quills in a "double rainbow" pattern. The double rainbow is made in white quills. Collections
