Mat Item Number: A2265 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round mat with lattice twined weaving: turned warp border. Central purple circle with a continuous band of triangles in a sunburst-like formation. Purple exterior edge border has inward pointing green triangles. Two bird-on-arrow stylized figures are in the middle range with their wings outspread to either side.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Mat
- Identification Number
- A2265
- Type of Item
- mat
- Material
- aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 15.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth ?
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good