Basket Item Number: 1566/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with hinged lid and a handle that crosses from one hinge to the other side opposite the other hinge. Three leather loops go through front of basket and two strips of leather hand from outside of lid at front centre. The lid is domed. Decoration of walls and lid with red, white, and black cherry bark in a geometric pattern.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Dorothy Ladner before December 7, 1992
- Received from Dorothy Ladner (Donor) on December 7, 1992
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1566/5
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, grass, dye, leather skin and fibre
- Overall
- height 21.4 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 20.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Previous Owner
- Dorothy Ladner
- Received from
- Dorothy Ladner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 7, 1992
- Acquisition Date
- on December 7, 1992
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 1566/0005