Basket Item Number: Nb11.257 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tall, cylindrical basket with small area of bottom in checker work and twining; body is wrapped twined. Checker work and warp are cedar, outer running weft is grass and bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge. Six equally spaced bands of assorted colours; exterior dyes are faded; interior shows colours in red, brown, purple, yellow and green which have not faded.
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
- Nb11.257
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, aniline dye, swamp grass ? and bear grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork, wrapped twined and twined
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, diameter 7.1 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 0351/0014