Tumpline Item Number: A9254 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven, wool, tumpline with braided ends. Central, rectangular strap features geometric triangle designs in pink, yellow, grey and black.
History Of Use
Sto:lo weavers note that tumplines, like this one, are tied to baskets or bundles of cedar bark and used when both hands are needed for collecting and climbing. The woven band is worn against the forehead. Men also use these types of straps for packing deer meat home and as gun straps.
Specific Techniques
Sto:lo weavers suggest that the burlap fibres used for the ends of this tumpline were braided separately to make them very fine, and then they were all braided together afterwards.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1934
- Collected in Fraser River, 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
- Tumpline
- Identification Number
- A9254
- Type of Item
- tumpline
- Material
- wool fibre and burlap fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 6.1 cm, width 401.8 cm, depth 1.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Sto:lo
- 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
- Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1934
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 7
- Accession Number
- 1960/0583