Maliseet Artist Aron Griffith Birch Bark Basket with Etched Fiddlehead Ferns Rain God The curved shape makes for

The curved shape makes for a comfortable fit

A handsome mountain lion

Base is 15 inches long x 2 5/8 inches wide x 1 inch high

12 inches long x 1 3/4 inches diameter

Fruit and vegetable baskets have long been popular among Wabanaki basket weavers

Maliseet Artist Aron Griffith Birch Bark Basket with Etched Fiddlehead Ferns Rain God The curved shape makes forAron 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. The fiddlehead ferns adorning this basket are in the process of unfurling in the spring. This is the stage at which the ferns are collected as food. They have been a staple of