Bark Basket Making Demonstration

Event Times

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Location Details

19 North Square Boston, MA 02113

Cost

This is a free event.

Event Description

Bark is to the Northeast Woodland tribesas bison is to the tribes of the Western Plains. Bark is the material traditionally used to make wigwams, canoes, harvesting and storage containers, even raincoats. There is a season to harvesting bark, just like there is a season to harvesting raspberries. Craftsperson Jennifer Lee
will demonstrate sewing a bark container together with spruce roots, and will have finished containers for sale.