Bark Beater

Item number A698 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Piece of whale bone, oval in cross-section, carved at one end to form a hand hold with a slightly flaring butt end.

History Of Use

For beating cedar bark. Used to separate layers of bark. Used at right angles to the lay of the fibre. Used over a flat pebble or similar hard base.

Narrative

Catalogue card note says: Excavated at a construction site; Port Hardy. Donated to UBC c. 1927 (or at least prior to 1936).

Item History

What

Name
Bark Beater
Identification Number
A698
Type of Item
beater
Material
whale bone
Manufacturing Technique
carved
Overall
height 7.0 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 28.1 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'dzi', British Columbia, Canada

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Previous Owner
M. H. Biken
Received from
M. H. Biken (Donor)

When

Creation Date
before 1900
Collection Date
during 1927

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
2135/0001
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