Long, thin woven rag rug. The warp is made of a thick, soft rope-like fibre and burlap that terminate at each end in loops. The weft is made of thick wool, woven in regularly spaced lines of red and black, white and black, red and blue, and red and brown. At each end is a wide stripe of red, yellow and tan.

• Narrative

  From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907. A note with the rug said it was made by a blind 90 year old Cowichan woman for Crosby in 1906.

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• Type of Item rug
• Culture Canadian
• Material wool fibre, cotton fibre, dye, jute fibre
• Measurements height 157.0 cm, width 59.0 cm, depth 1.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
• Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby

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• Made in Vancouver Island

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• Creation Date during 1906
• Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
• Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3000/0003