Birch Bark Baskets

These are small baskets, handmade by a local Inupiaq Eskimo Aana (grandmother) in my village. She harvests the birch bark and willow roots (for the stitching) from trees that grow right here in our back yard. They will always be precious treasures to me.

[Chris K]

Oh how exquisite. They certainly are treasures. Is that lichen still on the bark

[Mannie]

Beautiful unique treasures. Your project is off to a great start. All your photos are delightful.

[Cathie]

Lovely treatment of these nice artifacts, Joan. Nice!

[Joan]

@cruiser @mbemis @cathieg Thank you for the nice comments! I appreciate it. :-)

[benard ochieng']

nice

[Joyce]

Wonderful treasures no wonder you like them so much.

[Vera]

These are great! Nice warm wood. They remind me of Russian folk art.

[Joan]

@benard @thistle @vera365 Thanks for the positive comments. @cruiser Chris, they often leave the lichen on the bark. Those are my favorites! And Vera, we ARE very close to Russia after all, so maybe they are similar.

[Barb]

beautiful

[Jules Wuellner]

wow those are gorgeous!

[Whysu]

Its great to hear that traditional skills are still valued and continue where you are.

[Tari]

those ARE beautiful ~ and nicely captured in your photo :)

[Anita Campbell]

We watched ladies create baskets similar to these on one of our trips to Alaska. Absolutely fascinated us. Such beautiful pieces!

[Dar]

your choices of photos are very interesting