Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988 Search this
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987 Search this
Object Name:
Pestle
Media/Materials:
Stone, granite
Techniques:
Pecked, polished
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Cowichan; Cowichan Valley Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name:
Vancouver Island
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; acquired from Arctic Studio (a curio shop in Victoria, British Columbia) in 1936 by 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; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
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