Basket Item Number: A6253 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cedar root basket with wrapped twine openwork weave. Has a twisted handle that is threaded through each of the four loops on the four major warp supports. Bottom is not flat but is formed of triangular supports.
History Of Use
Carrying basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mary George before October 16, 1953
- Received from Mary George (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on October 16, 1953
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6253
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- openwork wrapped twined
- Overall
- height 32.0 cm, width 33.2 cm, depth 23.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mary George
- Received from
- Mary George (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 16, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on October 16, 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 39
- Accession Number
- 1940/0011