Set of Decorative Plaques

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Set of Decorative Plaques

Entry/Object ID

2011.89.1-4

Description

Set of four plaques. Each coaster has a birchbark center with a colored quill design. Surrounding the birchbark are three circles of dried grass/reeds, which are themselves surrounded by seven triangles made of dried grass/reeds, which form a star pattern. The triangles are surrounded by two more circles of dried grass/reeds.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Algonquin, Iroquois
Native American, First Nation

Notes

Previous documentation states: "Canadian woodland Indians, sweetgrass plagues." The Canadian Woodland Indians is a broad term that encompasses most of the First Nations in Eastern Canada, however, they can loosely be divided into Algonquian-speaking peoples and Iroquoian-speaking peoples, hence why both tribal designations are mentioned above.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Back of birchbark center on each individual coaster.

Transcription

Made in Canada

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Coaster

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

A24

Dimensions

Diameter

5-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

For 2011.89.1 and 2011.89.2.

Diameter

6-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

For 2011.89.3.

Diameter

6 in

Dimension Notes

For 2011.89.4.

Materials

Material

Plant Fiber, Bone

Material Notes

Birchbark, reeds, porcupine quill

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent