. Bulletin. Ethnology. 238 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 128 cooking vessel. Having no seams it is naturally watertight. When placed over hot coals it wiU resist the action of heat, if thoroughly wet beforehand, sufficiently long to allow water or soup to boil. This operation has been witnessed by myself and others. In recent times the folded bark vessels have retreated from their position of former FOtO WS/DJF. rOlO /NS/DB ^ Figure 4.—Patterns for birchbark utensils (Algonquin). a, Pattern for bark pail and container for berries and women's work materials (MAI, 16/4901); 6, pattern for
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 238 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 128 cooking vessel. Having no seams it is naturally watertight. When placed over hot coals it wiU resist the action of heat, if thoroughly wet beforehand, sufficiently long to allow water or soup to boil. This operation has been witnessed by myself and others. In recent times the folded bark vessels have retreated from their position of former FOtO WS/DJF. rOlO /NS/DB ^ Figure 4.—Patterns for birchbark utensils (Algonquin). a, Pattern for bark pail and container for berries and women's work materials (MAI, 16/4901); 6, pattern for dish (MAI, 16/4900); c, pattern for seamless pail or boiler (MAI, 16/4902); d, pattern for rolled-up match box. importance to become sap troughs or receptacles for other liquids about the camp or farm. The grain of the bark is parallel to the rim. 4. At'oba'gan, "pail" (pi. 32, e). A variation of the seamless vessel in which the ends are not folded over but merely bent together and caught with a fastening of the usual materials, spruce root or bass- wood fiber. It is used in the same manner as the preceding type,. 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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