Ötzi’s Containers As part of his gear, Ötzi had the remains of these containers on him which were stitched together using bast. He used them for carrying food and embers of a fire. He also carried birch polypore threaded on leather strips for medicinal purposes. Leave a Reply Cancel replyComment (*required)Name (*required) Email (will not be published) (*required) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Steve Dilworth Stefano’s Little Trug/Baskets