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Mat Creaser48.3.221

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Quinault
Material
maple wood
Made in
Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Mat3058/12

Round, woven mat, slightly misshapen. Designs are woven into the piece: a large brown and red 5-pointed star sits at centre, surrounded by two large standing birds with wings partially spread, and two boats each with three figures inside. The designs are very faded on the top of the mat with some colours no longer visible. Designs and colours are vibrant on the underside.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass ?, dye and cedar root
Made in
Estevan Point, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat, Diagonal Plaiting16.1/2300
Mat Needle16.1/1131
Mat Needle16.1/1130
Mat Needle16.1/1129
Mat16.1/398
Mat16/9990

PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Gwasila
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Gwasila, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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