Cattail Mat

The Burke: University of Washington

2012-100/19

The cordage is vegetable fiber.


  • Type of Item cat-tail mat
  • Culture Samish, Swinomish
  • Material cat-tail grass, cord, vegetable fibre, string
  • Manufacturing Technique sewn, twined, braided, knotted
  • Measurements length 36.0 in, width 20.0 in (overall)

  • Creator Annie Lyons
  • Received from Suttles Family Trust



  • Credit From the Wayne Suttles Collection, Gift of the Suttles Family Trust
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection