Basket Item Number: Nb11.230 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Short cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Encircling and/or concentric bands of multicoloured figurative and linear patterning around the sides and on the lid; red duck-like figures and bands of green, yellow and black. Lid is held in place by a cedar flange that lines the upper rim of the basket.
Narrative
Items collected by Hannah Young.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1915
- Collected by Hannah Young between 1912 and 1915
- Owned by Margaret Dorothy Stewart and Hannah Young
- Owned by Oswald John Stewart before February 16, 1977
- Received from Oswald John Stewart (Donor) on February 16, 1977
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nb11.230 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, diameter 9.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Field Collector
- Hannah Young
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Dorothy Stewart, Hannah Young and Oswald John Stewart
- Received from
- Oswald John Stewart (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1915
- Collection Date
- between 1912 and 1915
- Ownership Date
- before February 16, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on February 16, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0358/0009 a-b