Woven clamshell

General Description: 

A small woven clam-shell with padding inside. Circumference = 21.35 cm; Diameter = 6.8 cm

Object Type: 
Snuffbox
Colour: 

light brown, red, white

Date Reported: 
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 00:00
Object Classification: 
Personal Objects; Personal Gear
GMD: 
object
Custodial History: 
Previously known as 2011.02.02.16a-b; 2011-5_001_020
Start Date: 
ca. 1942
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
ca. 1948
Style or Pattern: 
weave, circle
Process: 
woven, handcrafted
Date Range: 
[ca. 1942-1948]
Image: 
Document: 
PDF icon 2011-5_001_041_PhotoDocumentation.pdf
Physical Description: 

0.7 cm of object. - 1 snuffbox : col. ; 6.8 x 8.2 x 0.7 cm

Conservation Notes: 

Fig.1 - Loss - Front top - 1.7x0.8cm - weave broken - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Broken - Front bottom - 2 strands - pressure - due to handling and use; Fig.3 - Foreign Matter - Inside bottom - various fibers and particles - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Discolouration - Inside layers - yellow tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-005-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Options: 

assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box

Accession No: 
Artifact collection, small artifact series
Materials required: 

acid-free tissue; archival box

Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Option completed
Storage Method: 
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage