Basket Item Number: A8528 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, roughly cylindrical spruce root basket (a) with lightly flaring sides and a flat, fitted lid (b). Designs consist of three bands with central band in green, purple and natural (open rhomboid design). Wrapped twined weaving.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1920 and 1945
- Owned by Grace M. Frost before November 6, 1964
- Received from Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on November 6, 1964
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8528 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, dye and spruce root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, diameter 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Grace M. Frost
- Received from
- Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1945
- Ownership Date
- before November 6, 1964
- Acquisition Date
- on November 6, 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0116/0012 a-b