Basket
Item number 2717/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large rectangular basket (part a) and lid (part b). The basket is woven wtih coiled work and overcast splint rim. There is a continuous imbricated design of vertical bands. The sides have three bands; the centre band has a brown chain motif, flanked by bands of green, yellow squares and red diagonal lines. The ends have two bands with a green chain motif. The lid has a repeated brown cross motif with a red centre. The rim has diagonal red lines overall.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1910
- Collected in Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada during 1911
- Owned by Helma E. Stuebner before October 23, 2008
- Received from Helma E. Stuebner (Donor) on October 23, 2008
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2717/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, cedar root ?, grass and dye
- Part A
- height 47.0 cm, width 77.0 cm, depth 47.0 cm
- Part B
- height 3.0 cm, width 74.0 cm, depth 44.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Quwutsun' ?
- Previous Owner
- Helma E. Stuebner
- Received from
- Helma E. Stuebner (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1910
- Collection Date
- during 1911
- Ownership Date
- before October 23, 2008
- Acquisition Date
- on October 23, 2008
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 2717/0001 a-b
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