Burial Bundle Item Number: A6956 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small bundles of twigs and fibres folded in half and tied together.
Cultural Context
ceremonial; mortuary
Narrative
This bundle was said to have been found in a burial cave on Valdez Island according to the donor, who noted: "the cave contained an outer ring of painted stones, an inner ring of dead boughs sticking upright, bundles of the enclosed material, a stick of cedar which was similar to a pair of tongs, some buried clam shell... perhaps a necklace showing early red dyes, and sticks similar to the enclosed (October 25, 1963)."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Valdez Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Edward F. Meade before November 1963
- Received from Edward F. Meade (Donor) during November 1963
What
- Name
- Burial Bundle
- Identification Number
- A6956
- Type of Item
- bundle
- Material
- cedar bark, wood and reed grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twisted and bundled
- Overall
- height 13.0 in, width 3.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Lyackson
- Previous Owner
- Edward F. Meade
- Received from
- Edward F. Meade (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Valdez Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 1963
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1963
Other
- Accession Number
- 2083/0001