Bowl
A birch bark bowl, or ethawe, made by George Boots. He used it for drinking in the winter and for eating in the summer. Birch bark is strong and water resistant and can be easily cut and sewn. It has been a valuable material for Indigenous people for thousands of years.
Accession No.
971.021.001
Maker
Boots, George
Culture
Dene
Region
Dehcho
Location
Mackenzie River, Willowlake River
Date
1969