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Mat made of rush, elaeagnus bark
Object Number 15-36-10/86252
Display Title Mat made of rush, elaeagnus bark
Descriptions
Object Description Mat. Made of rush, elaeagnus bark. Used for "bed" and "floor" mat in lodges.
Inventory Description Mat, vegetable fiber, one edge clipped triangular design
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Thompson River
Materials Vegetable fiber Rush Twine Bark fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 × 60.25 × 0.25 cm (12 × 23 3/4 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86252
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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