mazinibaganjigan

Ojibwe

Noun

mazinibaganjigan (plural mazinibaganjiganan)

1. dental pictograph on birch bark. This is an ancient folk art practiced by the Ojibwe, where intricate designs are incised into small pieces of birch bark by biting with the eye teeth so that light can pass through the design.

Synonyms

• ozhibaganjigan

Related terms

• mazinibaganjige (verb)