Wigwas / Bark Biting by Angelique Merasty / June 30 - July 24, 1983. - Booklet.

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Database ID	25614
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/Collection	Canadiana Pamphlets Collection
Series	IV
File/Item Reference	IV-176-Wigwas (Box 7a)
Date of creation	1983
Physical description/extent	1 catalogue; 21 pages of textual records
Number of images	21
Historical note	Angelique Merasty was born in Beaver Lake, Manitoba in 1924. In her youth, her mother taught her the art of birch bark biting "wigwas" or "chews" and she continued to practice until her death. Birch bark bitings are thin layers of birch bark with a design bitten into the bark with the eye tooth. The designs were originally used to create patterns for decorative work applied to traditional leather clothing. Birch bark bitings were usually made by First Nations women as a social activity at their gatherings. This art form is a tradition of the Woodland Cree and was developed hundreds of years ago.
Scope and content	Program of exhibition of birch bark bitings made by Angelique Merasty of Beaver Lake, Manitoba. Includes information and a bibliography on birch bark biting.
Contributer	Elizabeth McLuhan Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre (other)
Copyright holder	Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre
Copyright expiry date	Unknown
Other terms governing use and reproduction	Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.
Type	Published
Primary Media	Textual documents
Provenance Access Point	University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection
Place	Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 3
Cultural region	Northeast
Names	Merasty, Angelique
Subject	Art and Artifacts Artists Women Cree
Date Range(s)	1980-1989
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25614