Basket Item Number: 1431/9 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown-red coloured birch bark container with lid. The container is wider at the bottom, has rectangular bark panels connected to each other side-by-side by vertical bark stitching, and narrows towards a protruding red-brown bark-wrapped rim. The lid consists of a round piece of bark with a scalloped edge over top of a circular bark panel and fastened by bark stitches.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Owned by Moira Irvine before October 9, 1990
- Received from Moira Irvine (Donor) on October 9, 1990
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1431/9 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark and root
- Overall
- height 6.3 in, diameter 6.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Arctic America ?
- Previous Owner
- Moira Irvine
- Received from
- Moira Irvine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 9, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on October 9, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 30
- Accession Number
- 1431/0009 a-b