Mat

Item number A7278 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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

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

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Previous Owner
Mrs. A. Ewen MacMillan
Received from
Mrs. A. Ewen MacMillan (Donor)

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
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