Aron Griffith, Maliseet artist, creates birch bark baskets and Mother Earth effigies from birch bark, adorned with animals, plants, and traditional Wabanaki designs. The birch tree has long provided Northeast Woodland Indians with material for containers as well as canoes.
This basket features dragonfly designs. Dragonflies have long been of interest in Native American culture. Among characteristics they represent are speed and agility.
5 3/4 inches diameter x 6 1/2 inches high excluding finial
