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Object Number
65-36-10/44139
Display Title
Woven cedar bark mat with painted design
Descriptions
Object Description
Woven cedar bark mat with painted design - h. 33 1/2", w. 66 1/2"Design represents the killer whake or two killer whales face to face.
Inventory Description
Mat, woven cedar bark, polychrome painted design of 2 killer whales facing each
Classification
- Mat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nootka?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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British Columbia
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Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Nootka Sound
Materials
Bark, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 168 x 83 cm (66 1/8 x 32 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65-36-10/44139
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Benjamin W. Arnold
(1898-1910)
Donor
Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell, Jr.
(1965)
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