Purse Item Number: A3432 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven purse (part a) that has wrapped twined weaving with a border of plain twined weaving at the top. Both sides have a design that consists of two whales facing each other (in blue with several colours) and a purple eagle with an arrow in its claws while its wings are outspread. Colours include magenta, orange, yellow, and green. Has a zipper. There is also a double-sided rectangular mirror (part b).
History Of Use
Purse
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected 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
- Purse
- Identification Number
- A3432 a-b
- Type of Item
- purse
- Material
- swamp grass, metal, glass, aniline dye and synthetic fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and sewn
- Part A
- height 15.0 cm, width 34.3 cm, depth 1.5 cm
- Part B
- height 7.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- 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
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 1960/0381 a-b