Basket Item Number: 1978.3 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
Small oval basket with lid that has a dotted design in grass around the lid and sides. The background is cream with blue-green bands and purple dots. The base shows the cedar bark and a rim of cedar bark strengthens the lip of the basket.; Good
Context
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; The basket is made using the wrapped-twining technique which became a characteristic method in Washington State and along the coast of Vancouver Island, e.g Nuu-Chah-Nulth. Many baskets similar to this one were made for sale to Europeans and are known as trinket baskets. This basket is similar to 1924.673.; Collected in ?1913
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
- Received from R.S. Newall during 1978
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1978.3
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bark, cedar wood and grass
Who
- Culture
- Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
- Received from
- R.S. Newall
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1978
Other
- Keyword
- Basketry; Tourist Objects; Containers