Mat

Culture/People
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Previous owner
Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous seller
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous owner
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Seller
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska); lent by Axel Rasmussen to the Wrangell Institute (a Native boarding School in Wrangell, Alaska) at an unknown date and presumably transferred to the Institute's possession with Rasmussen's death in 1945; purchased by Susan D. Barrow (1907-1988, a teacher at the Wrangell Institute) and her husband Henry D. Barrow (1909-1987, a ship captain) from the Wrangell Institute in 1945; purchased by MAI from Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
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Place
British Columbia; Canada
See related items
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Furnishings (Home)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/1714
Barcode
211714.000
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
Object Name
Mat
Media/Materials
Cedar bark
Techniques
Plaited
Dimensions
114 x 95 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63d9f41a9-ffb8-4e96-b274-b240a73f4fea
Record ID
NMAI_226213