Mat

58-17-126

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 58-17-126
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl (uncertain) | Nootka (uncertain)
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cedar Bark | Grass
Technique Basketry
Description

Mat woven of soft cedar bark of several shades of brown; checkerboard technique; decorative border of four narrow rows of dark brown and one wide (c. 2.5 cm.) band of dark brown which is treaded through the light colored strips at the edges.

Length 212 cm
Width 115 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958

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