Basketry Item Number: Nb11.233 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rounded, green glass bottle with a narrow neck and a twined basketry cover. Bottle serves as mould for basket shape. Has cedar bark checker work base. Swamp grass twining covers entire bottle. Dyed swamp grass decorates basket in bands. Church, steeple and trees on one side; undistinguishable design on the other side.
Narrative
Collected by Henry Castillou from 1910 to 1965.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- Nb11.233
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- grass, glass, dye and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, checkerwork and dyed
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, diameter 16.0 cm
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
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0107/0085