Canoe Bailer Item Number: Nb3.1455 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Canoe bailer with a curved rectangular base made from a piece of cedar bark supported with wood strips that have been inserted into the bark, the ends pleated and bent perpendicular to the base into a triangular shape, and the gathered ends bound with string to a length of wood that extends between them to serve as a handle.
Narrative
Collector's note said the bailer is from Rivers Inlet. Noted as a gift from F. J. (Francis James?; 1888-1969) Brandrith, to the Laboratory of Archaeology, in 1957.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Rivers Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology before April 29, 1991
- Received from U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology (Transferring institution) on April 29, 1991
What
- Name
- Canoe Bailer
- Identification Number
- Nb3.1455
- Type of Item
- bailer
- Material
- cedar bark, fibre and wood
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 19.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Wuikinuxv
- Previous Owner
- U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology
- Received from
- U.B.C. Laboratory of Archaeology (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Rivers Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 29, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on April 29, 1991
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1479/0012