Cedar Bark Robe Item Number: 2.5E1679 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
CEDAR BARK ROBE Makah/Nuu-chah-nulth
A cedar bark robe was one of the classic outer garments for both men and women when Europeans first visited the Northwest Coast. Weavers used the same twining technique for cedar bark robes as for basketry. 1800s; Gift of Edmond S. Meany, Jr., 1986; No. 2.5E1679
Item History
- Received from Edmond S. Meany Jr.
What
- Name
- Cedar Bark Robe
- Identification Number
- 2.5E1679
- Type of Item
- cedar bark robe
- Material
- cedar bark, yellow cedar wood and string
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and shredded
- Overall
- length 112.0 cm, width 147.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
- Received from
- Edmond S. Meany Jr.
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Gift of Edmond S. Meany, Jr.
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection