Basket Item Number: Nb11.229 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with two braided handles sewn on with black thread. Base has wide strips of checker weave cedar bark. Sides are of grasses woven in a diagonal pattern with two strips of cedar woven in near the top and bottom, each edged with a faded purple stripe. The upper edge has grasses coiled around it. Woven into both sides is a design of a purple eagle clutching an arrow.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by J. E. Lowe before April 3, 1978
- Received from J. E. Lowe (Donor) on April 3, 1978
What
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- J. E. Lowe
- Received from
- J. E. Lowe (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 3, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on April 3, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0449/0001