Digging-Stick Item Number: E206549-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Stick worked out into a crutch head at the grip and gracefully curved to the sharp point. Used for digging roots."Karen Anderson (Nuxalk elder), Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) and Evelyn Windsor (Heiltsuk elder) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This digging stick is for unearthing clover roots and clams. It is made from either maple or yew.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Iver Fougner on September 18, 1900
What
- Name
- Digging-Stick
- Identification Number
- E206549-0
- Type of Item
- digging stick
Who
- Culture
- Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
- Received from
- Iver Fougner
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1900
Other
- Accession Number
- 037021