Basket Item Number: A6660 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, oval-shaped woven basket (a) with a fitted lid (b). Multicoloured bands of stripes and patterning around the basket in orange, green, yellow, red and dark blue. Centre of lid is an orange oval shape, encircled by an oval-shaped green band. Cedar flange is attached around the underside of the lid's rim to hold it in place.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1951
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6660 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good