"Birchbark" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... bent over to meet others from the opposite side. Other thin saplings are then lashed horizontally to the upright ones so as to appear like hoops, decreasing in size as the summit is reached. They are secured by using strands of basswood bark. The whole is then covered with pieces of birchbark—frequently the bark of the pine is used—leaving a narrow opening on the side facing the Mid[-e]wign, which may be closed with an adjustable flap of bark ...
— Seventh Annual Report • Various |
