Basketry Item Number: A2626 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tall, cylindrical glass bottle covered with a woven sleeve. Design consists of horizontally arranged bands or rings--some with designs of birds in red and diagonal stripes in green--separated by bands of openwork and solid bands of yellow and red. Strips of glossy black material are inserted behind openwork.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before April 8, 1976
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on April 8, 1976
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A2626
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- glass, cedar root ?, grass and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- wrapped twined and dyed
- Overall
- height 25.7 cm, diameter 6.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 8, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on April 8, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0336/0116