Basket Item Number: 2770/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small honey coloured birch bark basket with circular top and square bottom. Bark is cut, bent and laced into shape at two sides, with a twig rim which is overcast with strips of root? The lighter coloured bark is to the interior.
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
- 2770/5
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, wood and root ?
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, diameter 9.0 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
- good
- Current Location
- Case 30
- Accession Number
- 2770/0005