Wigwas / Bark Biting by Angelique Merasty / June 30 - July 24, 1983. - Booklet.
Database ID | 25614 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Series | IV | |
File/Item Reference | IV-176-Wigwas (Box 7a) | |
Date of creation | 1983 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 catalogue; 21 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 21 | |
Historical note | Angelique Merasty was born in Beaver Lake, Manitoba in 1924. In her youth, her mother taught her the art of birch bark biting "wigwas" or "chews" and she continued to practice until her death. Birch bark bitings are thin layers of birch bark with a design bitten into the bark with the eye tooth. The designs were originally used to create patterns for decorative work applied to traditional leather clothing. Birch bark bitings were usually made by First Nations women as a social activity at their gatherings. This art form is a tradition of the Woodland Cree and was developed hundreds of years ago. | |
Scope and content | Program of exhibition of birch bark bitings made by Angelique Merasty of Beaver Lake, Manitoba. Includes information and a bibliography on birch bark biting. | |
Contributer | Elizabeth McLuhan Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre (other) | |
Copyright holder | Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
Type | Published | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Place | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 3 | |
Cultural region | Northeast | |
Names | Merasty, Angelique | |
Subject | Art and Artifacts Artists Women Cree | |
Date Range(s) | 1980-1989 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25614 |