Mat Item Number: A4396 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basketry mat. Twisted twined work. Inner swirl in purple, yellow, and red bordered by solid lines of the same colour and a purple wave. Two black whales staggered with two red and purple birds surrounded by two rows of squares in purple. Outer border is stripes of black, yellow, red, purple, red, yellow, and black.
Cultural Context
basket weaving
Narrative
Objects A4384 through A4396 were recorded as having been collected in 1938 by a student who was researching West Coast basketry for a paper. The items show various stages of basketry mat weaving, and include one of the tools used, as well as several samples of basketry materials.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1938
- Owned by Stan Bailey
- Received from Stan Bailey (Donor)
What
- Name
- Mat
- Identification Number
- A4396
- Type of Item
- mat
- Material
- aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 18.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
- Previous Owner
- Stan Bailey
- Received from
- Stan Bailey (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1938
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 2132/0013