Birch Basket

"We picked the birch basket because we liked the designs and colors.  It is 2 inches deep and 5 inches wide. It was made with birch bark and trimmed with sweet grass.

It is from the Ojibwe tribe and is about 60 years old. Baskets like these were often used to hold herbs and teas."   

by Max and Gabrielle, April 4, 2001

  



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