Mat Item Number: A7278 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long narrow mat with painted designs. There are two centered paintings in green and red within two thick black circles. One painting is of a killer whale, the other is of a thunderbird. There is a pair of dark cedar strands running around the outside border. The edge is finished using a wider strip of cedar as the outermost strand and overcasting on a core of cedar. There is a wooden dowel attached across one end.
History Of Use
Spread on ground for sitting or as dividers in house, or given as gifts at feasts. Size varied according to purpose. Woven by women.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1940
- Collected in 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada before 1940
- Owned by Mrs. A. Ewen MacMillan before November 1960
- Received from Mrs. A. Ewen MacMillan (Donor) during November 1960
What
- Name
- Mat
- Identification Number
- A7278
- Type of Item
- mat
- Material
- mud dye and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork
- Overall
- height 203.0 cm, width 53.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. A. Ewen MacMillan
- Received from
- Mrs. A. Ewen MacMillan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Collection Date
- before 1940
- Ownership Date
- before November 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2119/0001