Round Birch bark box with church on the lid and sidewall, 3.2 cm high

Birch bark is a natural material and since old times it was used in Russia for making different goods especially for making tableware. Nowadays old traditions of making birch bark things are still live and in constant development. Modern artisans beside regular tableware goods make birch bark jewelry and jewelry boxes, toys and decorative items, kitchen utensils and religious gifts. Birch bark products are amazing things created by skillful Siberian craftsmen from natural materials - bark (the top layer of birch bark) and wood. Each piece is individual and unique, as it is made by hand.