Coast Salish Robe
Dublin Core
Title
Coast Salish Robe
Subject
Women
Fashion
textiles
European interaction
Fashion
textiles
European interaction
Description
A colourful stylish robe, with traditional twined and twill woven materials. The robe features simplistic patterns and is made from mountain- goat wool and hair from ‘wool dogs’ which were bred specifically for the textile industry purpose. Its from the first half of the 19th century as dye within clothing had just been invented. Then during the latter period, plainer simplistic clothing as deemed as more practical when women were expected to be a ‘good housewife with good house-keeping standards.’
Creator
Tolmie Family of Victoria, Dr. William F.Tolmie.
Publisher
The royal BC Museum
Record: RBCM 4162
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/100/object/coast-salish-robe/
Record: RBCM 4162
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/100/object/coast-salish-robe/
Date
1800-1850
Contributor
14048211
Rights
The Royal British Columbia Museum hold the artefact
Language
N/A
Type
Material object - organics: textile
Identifier
19th century British Columbia
Files
Collection
Citation
Tolmie Family of Victoria, Dr. William F.Tolmie., “Coast Salish Robe,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 29, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/109.