Maliseet Artist Aron Griffith Birch Bark Earth Effigy Basket Dragonflies Wabanaki #arongriffith 2 3/4 inches diameter (at

2 3/4 inches diameter (at its widest) x 5 1/2 inches high

Gretchen Faulkner

Sewn onto the white bark are two plaques with etched moose: one on the cover and one on the side

but it was probably woven in the 1990s or early 2000s

4 inches high x 1 inch wide x 2 inches deep

Maliseet Artist Aron Griffith Birch Bark Earth Effigy Basket Dragonflies Wabanaki #arongriffith 2 3/4 inches diameter (atAron 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. Griffith's doll like creations honor Mother Earth; hence he calls them earth effigies. The corn cob inside the effigy is part of Griffith's honoring of Mother Earth. This effigy is