Wythe Of Cedar
date: label: Accession Date
content: 26 Jul 1888
name: label: Collector
content: James G. Swan
label: Donor Name
content: James G. Swan
notes: label: Notes
content: From James G. Swan tag with artifact: ""Wythe of Cedar", Nimpkish Indians, Fort Rupert, B.C.. Wythe [a.k.a. withe or withy] made from the tapering limb of young "arbor vitae" the common cedar of the Northwest Coast, used to make fastening of any kind when rope is used and to repair canoes. It is first soaked in water and after holes have been bored in the two pieces of wood that are to be joined they are sewed together, the small end of the wythe acting as a needle. It is very strong."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw), Nimpkish ('Namgis)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 020957
label: USNM Number
content: E129988-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Withe