Birch bark handicrafts [specialty of Oroqen, Inner Mongolia]

What is birch bark handicraft? Authentic Inner Mongolia Oroqen specialty: Birch bark crafts

Content summary:Do you want to know what birch bark crafts are? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product ofInner Mongolia Oroqen - Birch Bark Crafts. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Birch Bark Crafts. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Birch Bark Crafts and the product characteristics of Birch Bark Crafts? How did the history of birch bark handicrafts come about? Wait

Basic Introduction to Birch Bark Crafts

Birch Bark Craft is a unique bark processing technique and one of the types of purely handmade crafts. The small and large Xing'an Mountains where the Oroqen people live are covered in clusters of birch trees. The hardworking people of Oroqen have not let down the gifts of nature. Each white birch tree and its bark have been transformed into various birch utensils, birch boats, and other production and living utensils and crafts through their skillful hands, forming a quaint and elegant birch culture

Oroqen people, regardless of gender or age, are skilled craftsmen in making birch bark products. They can all sew various necessary items with thread made of birch bark and ponytails, or twisted from roe deer, deer, and deer tendons, and carve various patterns and designs on it. Large birch bark products include suitcases, buckets, and baskets; Medium sized containers include pots, hat boxes, needle money boxes, and small buckets for collecting and storing wild fruits; Small ones include bowls, cigarette packs, medicine boxes, etc. In addition to general daily necessities, Oroqen people can also use birch bark to build ships. Birch skin boats are narrow and long, generally less than 1 meter wide and about 5 meters long. It is made of pine boards with two upturned ends, and the bottom and sides of the boat are made of large birch bark without holes. The entire ship does not use a single iron nail, but instead uses pine wood to cut nails to reinforce various parts. This type of boat can accommodate two or three people and can be rowed with a single oar. When paddling, the sound is extremely low, and paddling it for hunting is beneficial for approaching prey and capturing wild beasts

Birch bark handicrafts are simple to make, sturdy and durable, not afraid of water or collision, and lightweight to carry. A long birch bark boat, one person can cross it when encountering water and carry it ashore