Mat Needle
Item number Nbz847 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Nbz847 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Cattail-mat needle. Long bowed wooden mat needle, flat on one side, rounded on the other. Has one broken end, other end has the eye, and is flattened and shaped.
Mat needles are used for sewing together, and crimping, mats made from cat-tail and tule reeds.
According to Dr. Michael Kew, Coast Salish mat needles were normally made from the wood of a plant called ocean spray or ironwood. They were made by splitting the vertical stalk to create two needles, flat on one side and rounded on the other.
domestic; plant technology
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According to Dr. Michael Kew, Coast Salish mat needles were normally made from the wood of a plant called ocean spray or ironwood. They were made by splitting the vertical stalk to create two needles, flat on one side and rounded on the other.
Mat needles are used for sewing together, and crimping, mats made from cat-tail and tule reeds.
domestic; plant technology
Cattail-mat needle. Long bowed wooden mat needle, flat on one side, rounded on the other. Has one broken end, other end has the eye, and is flattened and shaped.
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