Beater Item Number: A2213 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bone implement carved to form a hand hold at one end. Bone has a cut through the centre and a cut at the end.
History Of Use
Cedar bark or nettle fibre beater.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Beater
- Identification Number
- A2213
- Type of Item
- beater
- Material
- whale bone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1960/0306