Basket Item Number: Na1079 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round basket with grass twined rim. Cedar bark flange looped with grass warp strands. Sides and base are grass, twined. Design consists of a band of dark blue stitching between a band of light red and green diamonds in wool ? and a band of light red and light green diamonds in silk (?) round basket lid.
History Of Use
Traditionally, baskets were used for a variety of domestic purposes, but starting in the mid-19th century, most basketry goods were made as sale items to provide a source of cash income.
Cultural Context
cash economy; craft market
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA before 1916
- Collected between 1905 and 1916
- Owned by Margaret Gill
- Owned by Helen Gill before April 20, 1978
- Received from Helen Gill (Donor) on April 20, 1978
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Na1079
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- silk fibre ?, wool fibre ?, cedar bark and grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Aleut
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Gill and Helen Gill
- Received from
- Helen Gill (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1916
- Collection Date
- between 1905 and 1916
- Ownership Date
- before April 20, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on April 20, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 48
- Accession Number
- 0452/0026