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Date1850-1900
MediumNatural and dyed cedar bark
DimensionsOverall: 36 1/2 × 44 × 1 5/8 in. (92.7 × 111.8 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineCollection of Hamilton College.
Object number1984.501
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an example of a common type of cedar bark mat used over much of the Northwest Coast for a variety of purposes including floor and wall covering, house partitions, and canoe sails and covers.
Collections
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Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 45, illus. 38).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 45, illus. 38).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department);
likely by 1925: Hamilton College (likely Knox Hall of Natural History), likely by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department);
likely by 1925: Hamilton College (likely Knox Hall of Natural History), likely by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 38, illus. 38.
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.490
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.492
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.494
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root, natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.493
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.491
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.478
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.481