culturally modified cedar tree with bark stripped off for basketry in the Pacific Northwest First Nations Tradition


We found this tree in the coastal forest on Vancouver Island. This traditional method for harvesting cedar bark for basketry and other supplies doesn't hurt the tree long term.


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Location: Victoria, bc, canada
Photo credit: © CrowingHen / Alamy / Afripics
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