Mat

29-175-562

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-562
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cedar Bark
Technique Basketry
Description

Checker weave. Broad hack strip woven next to edge, 2 regular size black strips 4 strands further in as border. Crosses at 4 corners. Also 2 black warps woven the length off of center and a pair od black wefts woven across a little more than 1/4 of way from either end. Probably were 2 black weft in center also but only remnant left. Whole Mat on poor condition. Twining gone. -folds, edge frayed, 2 small worn holes, badly stained., very soft.

Length 267 cm
Width 130 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9337 - Collector Number

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