MAT

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

MAT

Entry/Object ID

143/6059B

Description

WOVEN CEDAR BARK MAT WITH A MAN MOTIF PAINTED ON THE SURFACE OF THE MAT.

Use

DECORATION, FUNCTIONAL

Context

PART OF THE HARRY GEORGE COLLECTION

Collection

Harry L. George Collection

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit

Native American, First Nation

Provenance

Notes

SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A PAIRED ITEM WITH 6059A, IT MAY, IN FACT, BE FAIRLY EASY TO DOCUMENT THE PROVENANCE BY A CAREFUL PERUSAL OF THE HARRY GEORGE LEDGERS.