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1926.12.20

Basketry bag, chequer-woven, brown with dark-brown stripes, with handles of twisted plant fibre. Decoration created by dark brown dyed plant fibre, creating a lined design.

1926.12.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basketry bag, chequer-woven, brown with dark-brown stripes, with handles of twisted plant fibre. Decoration created by dark brown dyed plant fibre, creating a lined design.
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
British Columbia Upper Skeena River
Cultural groups
Tsimshian
Gitxsan
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
August 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1926
Materials and processes
Material Cedar Bark Fibre Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Chequer Plaited, Process Basketry, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Width: max 395 mm, Depth: max 54 mm, Length: max 312 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1926.12.20
Research and responses

Teri Rofkar (Tlingit Tribe) and Luba Dovgan-Nurse examined this object during a research visit in November 2011. They made the following comments: This is made from red cedar, including the tie at the top. It is from a coastal region, not the interior. [El.B 22/11/2011]

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