Bark Of Cedar Prepared Item Number: E129986-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Cedar= Inner bark of arbor vitae. Blanket twine &c are made from it." From Swan tag with artifact: "This bark was formerly woven into blankets as is now down by some of the tribes of the West Coast of Vancouver Id. The inner bark of common cedar of N.W. Coast arbor vitae for textile fabrics Bedding of infants, twine, lines, basket work +c."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on July 26, 1888
What
- Name
- Bark Of Cedar Prepared
- Identification Number
- E129986-0
- Type of Item
- botanical
Who
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 26, 1888
Other
- Accession Number
- 020957