Bark Container
Name/Title
Bark ContainerEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.108Description
Folded and stitched bark Container. Square base and round top. Marked on bottom, "K" and "1830."Context
This is, perhaps, the largest and most stereotypically native bark container from Vermont. It is a folded bark form; with square bottom and circular rim called a “Makuk” (a Great Lakes area term) in the trade. Maine examples are usually much more tapered toward the top than this one. The 1830 date seems a bit early for the level of oxidation and patination of the bark.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
1830Place
Town
ColchesterCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American