Mat

Item number Nb665 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Large woven mat with eight vertical bands of thick and thin dark brown stripes; stripes are woven with a checkered effect. End edges folded over and secured.

History Of Use

Mats made from inner cedar bark served a variety of uses such as; dividers for privacy, eating, sleeping, keeping out drafts, protection of canoe cargo, drying berries, covering food boxes, gambling on, given as gifts. Some women gave birth on a clean mat and bodies of the deceased would be wrapped in a mat and then placed in a mortuary box. Mats were used ceremonially by all Northwest Coast people with some variations.

Specific Techniques

Woven in simple plaiting, warps on 2 ends folded over and secured with row of twining.

Cultural Context

domestic

Item History

What

Name
Mat
Identification Number
Nb665
Type of Item
mat
Material
cedar bark and dye
Manufacturing Technique
stripped, dried, soaked, dyed, woven, split, shredded and separated
Overall
height 174.8 cm, width 147.5 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada

Who

Culture
Northwest Coast
Previous Owner
Agnes Macintosh Brentzen, E. Percival and Margaret E. Cornish
Received from
Margaret E. Cornish (Seller), Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and E. Percival (Seller)

When

Collection Date
between 1887 and 1966
Ownership Date
before November 5, 1987
Acquisition Date
on November 5, 1987

Other

Item Classes
basketry
Condition
poor
Accession Number
1253/0068
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