Mat Item Number: A3535 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular mat. The mat has geometric designs of intersecting bands of several dark strands at regular intervals through both the warp and weft. The edge is finished by including wide dark strip of cedar as outermost strand overcasting on a core of cedar.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Ross A. Brooks
- Owned by Mabel Orr Brooks before April 1951
- Received from Mabel Orr Brooks (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during April 1951
What
- Name
- Mat
- Identification Number
- A3535
- Type of Item
- mat
- Material
- cedar bark and mud dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork
- Overall
- height 161.0 cm, width 84.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Ross A. Brooks and Mabel Orr Brooks
- Received from
- Mabel Orr Brooks (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during April 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1863/0017