Baby Carrier Item Number: D1.249 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Baby carrier of striped cedar bark. Bark has been cut and bent into place. Cedar slats are placed on the inside and outside, and overcast with string to reinforce rim. Undecorated.
History Of Use
Baby carrier.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Port Douglas, 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
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- D1.249
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- cedar wood ?, cedar bark and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, bent and sewn
- Overall
- height 23.0 cm, width 29.0 cm, depth 70.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- 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
- Port Douglas, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 1960/0652