Whalebone Implement Item Number: E20609-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "FOR PREPARING BARK FIBRE FOR WEAVING. ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 7, NORTHWEST COAST, FIG. 1NN, PG. 3." Identified in Handbook caption as a bark processing tool.Bark beater.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Whalebone Implement
- Identification Number
- E20609-0
- Type of Item
- bark beater
Who
- Culture
- Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004686