Basket Item Number: 849/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven, rectangular, handbasket with two arching handles. Main body of the basket is a dark brown on light brown checkerboard weave, with a striped band of pink and aubergine ringing the bottom and the top. Encircling the centre of the bag is a plain woven band with the image of a whale and two people in a canoe, repeated on opposite sides of the basket.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by G. Vernon Wellburn before December 13, 1982
- Received from G. Vernon Wellburn (Donor) on December 13, 1982
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 849/6
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root and dye
- Overall
- height 20.9 cm, width 14.2 cm, depth 34.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- G. Vernon Wellburn
- Received from
- G. Vernon Wellburn (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 13, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on December 13, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0849/0006