Basket Item Number: Nb11.357 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place with a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Figurative image of a whaling canoe towing a bleeding whale woven around sides of basket and repeated on the lid. Bands of multicoloured stripes around sides of lid and bottom edge of basket. Multicoloured circular design in centre of lid.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1930
- Owned by Anne E. Copithorne before November 15, 1983
- Received from Anne E. Copithorne (Donor) on November 15, 1983
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nb11.357 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Anne E. Copithorne
- Received from
- Anne E. Copithorne (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1930
- Ownership Date
- before November 15, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on November 15, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 0906/0008 a-b