Plaited Cedar Bark Harpoon Bag
Dateca. 1900
Maker
Makah
Label TextWhaling gear was stored in uniquely-shaped plaited, checker-weave baskets woven of cedar bark strips. Such baskets were kept in canoes, readily available to hunters should a whale be spotted.
Object number91.30
Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
Dimensions28 1/2 x 23 in. (72.39 x 58.42 cm)
MediumRed cedar bark
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 91.1.14