Unfinished Mat Item Number: A4388 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Unfinished flat basketry mat in wrapped twined weaving. Central dot of pink outlined with green. Two eagles in brown, black, and grey at either side on curving orange arrows.
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
- Unfinished Mat
- Identification Number
- A4388
- Type of Item
- mat
- Material
- swamp grass and aniline dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 9.8 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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 2132/0005