Hooked rug
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Canadian Museum of History, 80.588, IMG2013-0142-0025-Dm
The making of maple-syrup products in Canada is an activity with a long history, which has now become a modern industry. Made in the mid-20th century by Alice Rioux, from Île d’Orléans, Quebec, this hooked rug depicts the traditional way of harvesting maple sugar.