Basket Item Number: Nb11.254 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat-topped lid (b); bottom has small area of checker work and twining; body and lid are wrapped twined with cedar warp and checker work; outer running weft is grass; bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. Reinforced cedar hoop rim. Designs on body include bands of continuous rings of assorted colours with distinct geometric shapes within and on outer edges of bands. Lid has same geometric motif and circles in assorted colours around solid blue circle at centre. Exterior is faded; interior shows original red, blue, yellow, orange and black.
History Of Use
By the 20th century manufacture of utilitarian baskets had declined. The production of decorative baskets, made for sale, had increased markedly. These highly distinctive, finely woven, wrapped twined baskets depicted scenes, such as whaling, and covered a wide variety of commercial containers.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1928 and 1930
- Owned by Grace Whitaker before January 5, 1977
- Received from Grace Whitaker (Donor) on January 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nb11.254 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork, twined and wrapped twined
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, diameter 13.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Grace Whitaker
- Received from
- Grace Whitaker (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1928 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before January 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on January 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0351/0011