. Bulletin. Ethnology. Menominee Bark Bucket, (hoffman) s]irnce; those living about the great lakes chewed that of the slippery elm, while many Indians chewed thegum that ex- uded from trees. Drink was made from bark by the Arap- aho, Winnebago, and Mescaleros. Wil- low bark and other kinds were smoked inpipes wither in- stead of tobacco, and the juices of barks were em- ployed in medi- cine. For gathering, carrying, garner- ing, preparing, and serving food, bark of birch, elm, pine, and other trees was so handy as to discouragethe potter's art among nonsedentary tribes. It was wrought into ya
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Menominee Bark Bucket, (hoffman) s]irnce; those living about the great lakes chewed that of the slippery elm, while many Indians chewed thegum that ex- uded from trees. Drink was made from bark by the Arap- aho, Winnebago, and Mescaleros. Wil- low bark and other kinds were smoked inpipes wither in- stead of tobacco, and the juices of barks were em- ployed in medi- cine. For gathering, carrying, garner- ing, preparing, and serving food, bark of birch, elm, pine, and other trees was so handy as to discouragethe potter's art among nonsedentary tribes. It was wrought into yarn, twine, rope, wallets, baskets, mats, canoes, cooking pots for hot stones, dishes for serving, ves- sels for storing, and many textile utensils connected with the consumption of food in ordi- nary and in so- cial life. Both men and women were food gath- erers, and thus both sexes were refined through this material; but prej^aring and serving were women's arts, and here bark aided in devel- oping their skill and intelligence. Habitations in Qanada, e. United States, and s. E. Alaska often had roofs and sides of bark, whole or prepared. The conical house, near kin of the tipi, was fre- quently covered with this material. Mat- ting was made use of for floors, beds, and. CHIPPEWA BIRCH-BARK WINNOWING TRAY. (jENKs) simply tying the joints. Bast could be pounded and woven into rol)es and blan- kets. The Canadian and Alaskan tribes. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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