Cedar Bark Blanket Item Number: E175487-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIGURE 173; P. 517." Caption for illustration identifies as "Cedar bark blanket of Hai'alik'auaē, showing Hai'alik'auaē and two killer whales, painted in red." https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8902737 .
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Dr. Franz Boas in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on January 7, 1896
What
- Name
- Cedar Bark Blanket
- Identification Number
- E175487-0
- Type of Item
- blanket
Who
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
- Field Collector
- Dr. Franz Boas
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 7, 1896
Other
- Accession Number
- 030192