Basket Item Number: Nb11.349 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular, open basket with a straight-sided cylinder shape. Natural colour; base has brown cedar bark checker work centre surrounded by circular twining. Three equidistant decorative bands; one at rim, one at mid-point, and one at base. Each one is a small scale geometric design. Rim has band of dark blue/red with natural colour geometric design. Mid-point band is blue/green with natural horizontal and diagonal design. Base has band of dark blue/red with faded yellow geometric design similar to band on rim.
History Of Use
Before European contact Nuu-chah-nulth baskets were predominately undecorated, all-purpose containers. Checkerwork bags and pouches were used for whaling and fishing gear. Finely woven baskets held liquids and were used to boil food by adding heated stones. By the mid-19th century, when missions and trading posts were well established on the Northwest Coast, the manufacture of functional basketry declined and the Nuu-chah-nulth began to make small decorated 'fancy' baskets for sale. These baskets are characterized by realistic and less frequently, geometric designs. Up to the 1890's Nuu-chah-nulth basketry is open wrapped twined, checkerwork and plain twilled. After this date most are close wrapped twined.
Cultural Context
made for sale
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1976
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Dorothy Ladner and Edna Ladner before April 12, 1976
- Received from Dorothy Ladner (Donor) and Edna Ladner (Donor) on April 12, 1976
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nb11.349
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, bear grass ?, grass and aniline dye ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- wrapped twined, two-ply twined and checkerwork
- Overall
- height 3.5 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Dorothy Ladner and Edna Ladner
- Received from
- Dorothy Ladner (Donor) and Edna Ladner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before April 12, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on April 12, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0299/0033