Birchbark wickerwork is an old Russian handicraft At all times amazing natural qualities of beautiful birchbark were considered irreplaceable in household. The famous Russian lapti (aka bast shoes) are among the numerous articles handmade of birchbark.

From olden days birchbark was used for making various dishware, such as cups for milk, kvass, and other traditional Russian drinks, trays, jugs, boxes, cylindrical containers with lids, and amulets. Later people started decorating their houses with birchbark items: it was used to make pictures, decorative panels, icons and caskets. Birchbark accessories appeared: necklaces, pendants, bracelets and belts. Special priority was given, however, to articles for hunting and combat functions. Birchbark was used to make bow cases, arrow quivers and in production of complicated Slavic bows as taping and all sorts of loops.