Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Large woven conical hat with a headband inside for the wearer' s head. The hat has a thin lighter band half way down the outside, and a slight rim at the edge. The crown begins with four thick pieces of cedar bark which presumably have been split for trhe rest of the weaving. Inside there are several rings of yellow cedar bark and blue coloured grass.; Good
Truncated cone-shaped hat made from spruce root and decorated with black red and green design which is too faint to easily identify. The hat has a high crown, and a wide brim woven in a pattern of concentric diamonds.; Good
Very finely woven basket ?hat that has a band, and a conical top. It is a rich brownish red, with two black bands. There is a hole at the tip of the cone.; Good
Four hollow rings of woven spruce root joined, one on top of the other, having a hole running through the centre. Each woven ring has a ring of wood inside which gives stability to the sides. The rings have been painted greenish black which to a certain extent conceals their basketwork construction. These rings are the top part of a hat, the rest of the hat is missing.; Good
Painted wooden box, which the catalogue card notes as a fine specimen . The top of the box has operculum shells set in three groups of six. These shells were originally identified as Cariboo teeth but later corrected by Paul Sant Cassia (081986) to be operculum. The box has substantial painting on two sides, and simple enclosed side profile face designs with thin vertical lines following the corners on the other two. The substantial designs are slightly different on each side, one having black cross-hatching. The designs have thin formlines supported by red secondary lines which are distanced and positioned to give the painting an overall lightness.; Good
Thick cedar wood board which resembles a box lid or side but is in fact a dowry board. The board is painted with a black design of a creature' s face, with eyebrows, eyes, nostrils and toothy mouth, edged in a black border. Through the centre of the design three black stripes run vertically. Set into the wood and the black painted design are numerous sea otter teeth.; Good
A front or rear panel from a bent box which has been carved and painted with a double eyed face design. The paint is black and red, there are also faint traces of greenish blue paint in the eye-sockets. The edges of the panel are damaged but on one side the remnant of the bent corner is visible. The panel has had wood worm at some point .; Good
Four sided kerfed storage box that lacks a bottom and lid. The box has slightly scored lines parallel to each edge. The corners are bent with the exception of one which is stitched using cedar bark. The box has seen considerable use and is in a poor state of repair. There are stains of a greasy nature on the box, suggesting it may have been used for storing oolichan grease. However the box was collected as a Treasure box and has a label attached to that effect.; Good
Two fragments of a bent box coffin in a very delapidated condition, the outer surfaces are weathered and warped. The side edges show the method of kerfering, i.e. steaming and stitching a box together.; Good
Square kerfed cedar storage box with grooved side panels and a separate lid which has a lip. The one side joint has been pegged closed. Inside the box a twine handle has been attached through holes in the sides. This handle originally was on the outside and secured the lid in position. The base which also has a slight lip was attached using wooden pegs. The box has seen considerable use and is now somewhat fragile. On the front a label has been afixed which reads H.Stadthagen, The Indian trader, 79 Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C. Good