Probably rye grass; rectangular; longitudinal rows of red and purple with green inserts on one face. "Notable use of split bird quills; this is a very lage mat; very rare example of diagonal twining mentioned by Reza Liapunova" (fide Lydia Black, 1982)
Donor:
San Mateo County Historical Association
Collection place:
Belkofski Island ?, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Belkofski Island ?
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Maker or artist:
Daughter of Moses Salamatov
Collector:
Mr. Littlejohn
Collection date:
1888
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
Collected from Aleut girl whose father was Russian Orthodox priest.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
Collected from Aleut girl whose father was Russian Orthodox priest. "Priest Moses Salamatov. He had several daughters." (fide Lydia Black, 1982. Grass came from Amchitka (?) Island, fide Lydia Black, 1982.