Baskets

Black ash basket made by Mrs. Sturgeon

Volney Jones was interested in the different types of plants that Anishinaabe families used to make baskets and how they collected and prepared these plants.  The basket makers he interviewed explained to him how they made baskets and containers from black ash, birch bark, and sweetgrass.

To learm more about these different types of baskets, click on the links in the list below.