General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

Food container

Patents

N/A

General Description

Birch bark basket containing cedar foliage Panier en écorce de bouleau avec feuillage de cèdre.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

21.8 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

21.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Brascoupé

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Kitigan Zibi

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Never used Jamais utilisé

Canada

Simon Brascoupé (born 1948) is an Algonquin elder and artist.who has had multiple roles during a distinguished career. Simon Brascoupé is Anishinabeg/Haudenausanee – Bear Clan—and a member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, Maniwaki, Quebec. The artist has played a significant role as a creator, mentor, and facilitator: his work is featured in the Canadian art gallery of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and has exhibited internationally. He also leads workshops to share his knowledge of traditional methods and materials. Simon Brascoupé’s public-art projects include leading a major component of the Pimisi Station design on the Ottawa light-rail project. This project features his own sculpture as well as a series of painted paddles created by members of the Algonquin communities in the Ottawa region. During this project, he mentored four early-career Algonquin artists. Simon Brascoupé has research interests in land-based healing, traditional medicine and traditional knowledge and serves as Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University and Trent University. He has had a career in First Nations health including serving as chair of the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health Advisory Board for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer, National Aboriginal Health Organization; Director, Primary Health Care Division, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada; and Director of the Aboriginal Affairs Branch for Environment Canada. Simon Brascoupé (né en 1948) est un aîné algonquin est un artiste qui a connu plusieurs rôles lors de sa carrière. Il est membre de la première-nation Anishinabeg/Haudenauseanee, situé à Maniwaki au Québec. En tant qu'artiste, il a joué un rôle en tant que créateur, mentor et facilitateur: son travail est affiché dans la galerie d'art Canadien au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada à Ottawa et exposé à l'international. Les projets d'art publique de Brascoupé incluent une grande section du motif à la station Pimisi, faisant partie du train léger d'Ottawa. Ce projet inclue une statue qu'il a fabriquée, ainsi qu'une série de rames peinturées par des membres de la communauté algonquiennes de la région d'Ottawa. Durant ce projet, il était mentor pour quatre jeunes artistes algonquin. Brascoupé a plusieurs champs de recherches incluant la médicine traditionelle et la guérison naturelle et est un professeur de recherche auxiliaire à l'université Carleton et l'université Trent.

Function

Birch bark baskets are used to store a variety of materials, including foods such as berries and liquids such as maple sap. Panier en écorce de bouleau est utilisé pour ranger une variété de matériaux, incluant de la nourriture comme des baies ou des liquides comme la sève d'érable.

Technical

Birch-bark containers are used to collect and store materials, including foods. They demonstrate the creativity and sustainability of Indigenous makers and technologies, and their creative use of available natural materials. Birch bark is a light and resilient material that can be made water-proof as seen with birch-bark canoes. Birch bark baskets can also be made water-tight and used as cooking vessels. Des contenants en écorce de bouleau sont utilisé pour collecter et ranger des matériaux, incluant la nourriture. Ils démontrent la créativité et la durabilité des fabricants de indigène, et leurs utilisations de matériaux naturels disponibles. L'écorce de bouleau est un matériel léger et durable et qui peux être imperméable, vu avec les canoes d'écorce de bouleau. Ces paniers peut être faite imperméable et utilisé comme outil de cuisson.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None apparent

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Medium brown unfinished bark container with light brown stitching, and containing dark green cedar foliage. Panier en bouleau brun avec couture. Feuillage de cèdre vert foncé.

Decoration

N/A