Basket Item Number: Nb3.1320 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bag-like basket which has been folded flat; checker weave bottom; top rim folded over with green string tied on either side.
History Of Use
Possibly a spoon basket.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1980
- Owned by Bruce Russell before January 16, 1980
- Received from Bruce Russell (Donor) on January 16, 1980
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nb3.1320
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cotton fibre and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 24.0 cm, width 15.6 cm, depth 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Bruce Russell
- Received from
- Bruce Russell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1980
- Ownership Date
- before January 16, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on January 16, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0584/0021