Basket Item Number: A6667 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed grass and spruce root. Various twined weaves - base is mixed twined (plain twined alternating with wicker weave), sides are plain twined with an embroidered design. Design consists of two wide horizontal bands composed of brown concentric squares with an orange and green diamond in the centre. Both bands are bordered by rows of brown and cream. Between the bands are stepped patterns in green and orange. The base has two bands of checkered green.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1951
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6667
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- aniline dye, grass and spruce root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, embroidered and dyed
- Overall
- height 22.8 cm, diameter 27.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 42