Basket Item Number: 2770/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown birch bark basket with an oblong-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is cut, bent and laced into place at the two ends, with a twig around the rim overcast with thin strips of dyed root? Vertical half-moon and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.
Item History
- Made in Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada during 1920
- Owned by Emily Sutherland, Neil Sutherland and Joy Nicolls before October 26, 2009
- Received from Emily Sutherland (Donor), Neil Sutherland (Donor) and Joy Nicolls (Donor) on October 26, 2009
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2770/3
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, wood, root ? and dye
- Overall
- height 14.5 cm, width 40.5 cm, depth 20.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Nadleh Whut'en
- Previous Owner
- Emily Sutherland, Neil Sutherland and Joy Nicolls
- Received from
- Emily Sutherland (Donor), Neil Sutherland (Donor) and Joy Nicolls (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before October 26, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on October 26, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 30
- Accession Number
- 2770/0003