Culture/People:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  Search this

Previous owner:

Miss Smith, Non-Indian  Search this

Seller:

Miss Smith, Non-Indian  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Rain cape worn by a high-status woman

Media/Materials:

Cedar bark, nettle fiber, sea otter skin/fur, mountain goat wool yarn

Techniques:

Twined

Dimensions:

115 x 158 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Place:

Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada

Archipelago:

Vancouver Island Group

Island Name:

Vancouver Island

Date created:

1800-1900

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Miss Smith of Victoria, British Columbia (possibly the daughter of H. L. W. Smith, a storekeeper at Friendly Cove on Nootka Sound on the west side of Vancouver Island, circa 1910); purchased by George Heye from Miss Smith in 1927.

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Catalog Number:

15/5606

Barcode:

155606.000

See related items:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690f4a588-6eae-4f30-ab52-5276f83271ec

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_166444