Wythe Of Cedar Item Number: E129988-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From James G. Swan tag with artifact: ""Wythe of Cedar", Nimpkish Indians, Fort Rupert, B.C.. Wythe [a.k.a. withe or withy] made from the tapering limb of young "arbor vitae" the common cedar of the Northwest Coast, used to make fastening of any kind when rope is used and to repair canoes. It is first soaked in water and after holes have been bored in the two pieces of wood that are to be joined they are sewed together, the small end of the wythe acting as a needle. It is very strong."
Item History
- Made in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Received on July 26, 1888
What
- Name
- Wythe Of Cedar
- Identification Number
- E129988-0
- Type of Item
- withe
Who
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) and Nimpkish
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 26, 1888
Other
- Accession Number
- 020957