Mat

29-175-566

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-566
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cedar Bark
Technique Basketry
Description

Checker weave. Twined weft in center where weaving started. Weft on either side of it wider than rest but not as broad as strips woven along edges as border. (Frayed off of one warp edge) Next to it band of four black strips alternating with plain. 2 strips alternat-ing with plain either side of center "border". Four lengthwise equidistant bands of 7 black warps alternating with 6 plain. Four crosswise bands in each half of mat consisting of 12 to 14 black wefts. Plaid effect where bands cross.

Length 206 cm
Width 104 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9346 - Collector Number

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