Basket Item Number: A9262 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, square swamp grass basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b); lid features a central button type handle. Basket and lid are decorated with multicoloured, encircling bands of linear patterning in red, green, yellow and purple. Base: checker work. Sides: wrapped twined weave with folded warp border (lid done in four sections).
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1935
- Collected during 1935
- Owned by Rosamond H. Sarles before April 23, 1970
- Received from Rosamond H. Sarles (Donor) on April 23, 1970
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A9262 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 8.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Rosamond H. Sarles
- Received from
- Rosamond H. Sarles (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1935
- Collection Date
- during 1935
- Ownership Date
- before April 23, 1970
- Acquisition Date
- on April 23, 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1995/0001 a-b