Sifting Tray
Item number Nb651 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Flat, round, twined tray with concentric design bands on the top surface and two sets of two wrapped, raised rings on the bottom and at the rim and over halfway to the centre. Design includes the following: light yellow-white bear grass at the rim and alternating brown background in the third row; and wide band of overlaid bear grass with three repeating band-like motifs, each with similar triangular appendages. Two of these appendages have a diagonal row of black fern stem at one end; single row of background; row of alternating bear grass and background; two rows of bear grass; three rows with evenly alternating rows; and several centre rows that are the background.
History Of Use
Used for sifting acorn flour.
Cultural Context
food preparation
Item History
- Made in California, USA during 1920
- Owned by Clarke Museum before November 12, 1982
- Received from Clarke Museum (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on November 12, 1982
What
- Name
- Sifting Tray
- Identification Number
- Nb651
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- bear grass, fern, wood ? and root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and overlaid
- Overall
- height 1.0 cm, diameter 23.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- California, USA
Who
- Culture
- Yurok
- Previous Owner
- Clarke Museum
- Received from
- Clarke Museum (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before November 12, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on November 12, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0862/0004
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