Carrying strap, tump-line of woven plant fibre in dark brown yarn and red wool. [MJD 03/12/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carrying strap, tump-line of woven plant fibre in dark brown yarn and red wool. [MJD 03/12/2012]
Long description: Carrying strap, tump-line of woven plant fibre in dark brown and red yarn. The line is made of two sections overlapping and stitched together in the centre. The ends are fringed and plaited. The overall pattern of the warps is alternating dark and light brown. The dark brown yarn is modern multiple coloured wool. The red wool is sheep wool. There is a subtle pattern in the light brown sections; the colour alternates with red warps to create the effect of short horizontal lines. [MJD 03/12/2012]
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 Wool Yarn Animal, Material Animal Hair, Material Sheep Hair (Wool) Animal, Material Plant Fibre, Process Woven, Process Plaited, Process Stitched, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length: max 288 mm, Width 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1926.12.22

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