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A tray or pouch made of birch bark was used to carry hardened pieces of specially prepared spruce gum (sap mixed with animal fat and ash), which could be chewed or heated and used to repair canoes when on a trip.
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Canoes: A Natural History in North America
by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims
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History
Cultural Studies
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Native American Studies
Regional Studies
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Chapter 2: Birch-Bark Canoes
Keywords
construction
birch bark
spruce
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photograph
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Minnesota Historical Society
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Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society, 1981.70.11.A-1.
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