Basket Item Number: 797/2 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small light brown and brown flared upward basket (part a) with a lid (part b). The design consists of a horizontal row of green dashes around the top and the bottom of the basket (part a), and circle lines and triangles in a circle line around the top of the lid (part b). The side of the basket tapers into an upright rim. The lid (part b) dips downward toward the centre.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Virginia Lee before April 22, 1982
- Received from Virginia Lee (Donor) on April 22, 1982
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 797/2 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, diameter 14.3 cm
- Part A
- height 7.7 cm, diameter 14.3 cm
- Part B
- height 1.8 cm, diameter 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth ?
- Previous Owner
- Virginia Lee
- Received from
- Virginia Lee (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 22, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on April 22, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0797/0002 a-b