Basket Item Number: Edz1027 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, low basket (part a) of finely split bamboo with traces of green dye, especially inside lid (part b) and on bottom. Lid (part b) is ornamented with light purple glass bangles secured with finely knotted yellow cotton cord. Eleven Chinese coins are sewn on lid (part b) with light purple, yellow, green, and blue glass beads.
Cultural Context
used as gift container for dried fruit
Narrative
This basket was purchased from the Blue Chicken antique store in Courtenay, B.C.
Item History
- Made in China
- Owned by Blue Chicken Antique Store
- Owned by Elizabeth L. Johnson before April 17, 1978
- Received from Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) on April 17, 1978
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Edz1027 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- glass, cotton fibre, bamboo grass and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- wickerwork and sewn
- Part A
- height 9.5 cm, diameter 29.3 cm
- Part B
- height 5.0 cm, diameter 29.7 cm
- Overall
- height 13.5 cm, diameter 29.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Blue Chicken Antique Store and Elizabeth L. Johnson
- Received from
- Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 17, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on April 17, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0451/0001 a-b