Apron Item Number: 1884.56.82 from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Notes Recorded During Mapping
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
- Owned
- Received from Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers during 1884
What
- Name
- Apron
- Identification Number
- 1884.56.82
- Type of Item
- apron
- Material
- animal leather skin, goat hair yarn animal, deer hoof animal, puffin beak bird and cedar wood plant
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, tanned, decorated and embroidered
- Measurements
- “Max L [across top] = 1030 mm Max W [at centre, including fringe] = 710 mm” ?
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?, Tlingit ? or Tsimshian ?
- Creator
- “Unknown” ?
- Field Collector
- “Unknown” ?
- Previous Owner
- “This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884. It was delivered to Bethnal Green Museum in July 1877. It was probably displayed at Bethnal Green and/ or South Kensington Museum between 1877 - 1884.” ?
- Received from
- Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1884
Other
- Keyword
- Apron; Status Object; Dance Accessory; Ceremonial Object; Figure
- Class
- Clothing; Status; Dance; Ceremonial; Figure