Basket Item Number: 2713/16 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Open weave cedar bark basket with a plaited bottom and short twisted bark handles. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a large checker pattern on the base and a triangular pattern along the sides.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Margaret Richards before March 24, 2008
- Owned by U.B.C. Development Office before September 25, 2008
- Received from U.B.C. Development Office (Transferring institution) on September 25, 2008
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2713/16
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark ?, root, dye and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 11.7 cm, width 25.2 cm, depth 20.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haisla ?
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Richards and U.B.C. Development Office
- Received from
- U.B.C. Development Office (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 24, 2008 and before September 25, 2008
- Acquisition Date
- on September 25, 2008
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 21
- Accession Number
- 2713/0016