Featured Birch Bark Biting, cedar bark ? and mini-mask

Hi All, gotta love technology, my friend was at an estate sale and face timed me to see if I was interested in anything there, I said yes to these 3 items
My favourite is the Birch Bark Biting art I haven't seen one of these for a long time so was nice to be able to get it.


short video on Birch Bark Biting













#2 are these cedar bark rings, 8" and 10" - I'm drawing a blank, are these for wearing on your head?










#3 unsigned mini mask, 2" x 2 1/2", according to on-line search this is the work of Arte George Coast Salish, well known for his miniatures

 

the Tsonokwa attribution to A G , is most likely !

the close ended cedar bark could serve several purposes....... head gear , not being one of them.
Traditionally ....that bark was woven flat..

The biting is lovely..

 

thanks komokwa, I think the biting is lovely too quite amazing to watch how they do it

geez, that is all I could come up with and it is wrong lol

 

I've seen your twists used on round mask carvings and plaques...
I have an open ended one..... six feet long..

 

I guess it could be worn as a headband...... but not in any way traditional..

 

cool video, thanks for sharing cx, love how it looks with light shining through it from below, also the pic with her daughter (double bite)

 

i would think its art that takes a little bit outta you as well (all that biting)

 

I have never heard of this Birch Bark Biting. It's really unusual to actually make a piece of art by biting something. Very cool.

 

I've also never heard of Birch Bark Biting. Video was really good, can see why you were thrilled to get this example!

Thanks for sharing.

 

Question...is the wee mask a depiction of Pook?

 

Tsonoqwa........

pook-ubs is different

 

I was going by the pursed lips...which I have only seen on a pook. A friend has a mid-century mask...I'll try to get a couple good pics of it, for here. Thanks!

 

thanks everyone

yes, they are amazing lit up, I loved the tee pees

thanks komokwa

 

The biting technique's amazing-guess just about every part pf our anatomy can express itself artistically ?
The illuminated ones are a wonder.