Basket Item Number: Nb11.232 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Short, cylindrical twined basket (a) with lid (b); lid is flat, fitted, and features a knob-like handle in the centre. Repeated imagery around basket's sides of whaling canoes and thunderbirds atop whales in black, red, yellow, purple and green. Multicoloured swirling design around coloured knob in centre of lid, as well as bands of colour around the lid's sides: red, purple, green and yellow. Swamp grass over cedar bark foundation. Overlaid twining decoration in coloured swamp grass. Lid is held in place by a cedar bark flange attached around the upper rim of the basket.
Narrative
Collected by Henry Castillou from 1910 to 1965.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada during 1900
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0107/0090 a-b