Cedar Bark Blanket Item Number: E14837-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
CEDAR BARK BLANKET WITH SEA OTTER FUR TRIM ON UPPER BORDER. THE WEFT IS DOUBLE, 2 SINGLE-PLAIN TWINE. THE WEFT IS A WHITE CORD, THE SINGLE-PAIR WRAPPED TWINE FORMS A 3 CM. BAND. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN RECATALOGUED CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT IT IS WITHIN A 14,000 SERIES. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTROY, 1985-86. PEALE # 316. MAY FORMERLY HAVE BEEN CATALOGUE NO. 2556.Peale catalogue entry under # 316 lists 315-318 as "Dresses worn by the women of the Classet tribe of natives, Northwest Coast of America, they are made of bark."
Item History
- Made in USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in USA ? or Canada ? between 1838 and 1842
- Received from United States Exploring Expedition during 1858
What
- Name
- Cedar Bark Blanket
- Identification Number
- E14837-0
- Type of Item
- blanket
Who
- Culture
- Chinook ?, Makah and Classet ?
- Received from
- United States Exploring Expedition
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in
- USA ? or Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1838 and 1842
- Acquisition Date
- during 1858
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00050