Round, woven mat. Designs are woven into the piece: a large brown and red 5-pointed star sits at centre, surrounded by two large standing birds with wings partially spread, and two boats each with three figures inside. The designs are very faded on the top of the mat with some colours no longer visible. Designs and colours are vibrant on the underside.

• Narrative

  Collected by the donor's father, Alan Deacon, from a Hesquiaht weaver, while he was a wireless operator at Estevan Point in the 1940s.

• Specific Techniques

  Wrapped twined weaving.

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• Type of Item mat
• Culture Nuu-chah-nulth
• Material grass, dye
• Measurements height 0.4 cm, diameter 18.2 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Joy Eastman
• Received from Joy Eastman

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• Made in Estevan Point

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• Creation Date during 1945
• Ownership Date before May 8, 2014
• Acquisition Date on May 8, 2014

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• Item Classes basketry
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3058/0012