Wool Beater Item Number: A6028 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden wool beater with a long blade, which curves upwards at the pointed end. The hand-grip is inset from the blade and has a wider square-shaped knob at its end. One surface of the blade is stained a dark red-brown colour, but the majority of the wood is a yellowish brown colour. The edges are rough.
History Of Use
Made for beating diatomaceous clay and feathers into fibres for Salish blankets. Beaters are also used to process the inner bark of the cedar tree, prior to its use in weaving textiles and articles of clothing, but these are smaller and more compact in shape.
Cultural Context
weaving; plant technology
Narrative
This tool was made at the Museum of Anthropology according to the ledger. It was modelled after an object in a Seattle, Washington Museum.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during 1950
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1950
- Received from Unknown (Unknown) during 1950
What
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1950
- Ownership Date
- before 1950
- Acquisition Date
- during 1950
Other
- Condition
- good