Basket
Item number A7188 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rattle basket. Basket and lid have plain twined weaving with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery). Two bands of pattern, on basket and on lid. Bands defined by a single brown weft above and below, with 'flesh of the salmon' pattern in false embroidery between. Lid has two tiers, caused by splitting the warp. Button-like knob on top with brown spiral. Top has materials inside (dried berries?) to make the rattle sound.
Item History
- Made in North America
- Collected between 1873 and 1922
- Owned by William Henry Collison and William Edwin Collison
- Owned by Joyce Collison and Muriel Budinich before February 1960
- Received from Muriel Budinich (Seller), Joyce Collison (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during February 1960
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A7188 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, spruce root and grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and embroidered
- Part A
- height 7.9 cm, diameter 12.8 cm
- Part B
- height 6.0 cm, diameter 13.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- William Henry Collison, William Edwin Collison, Joyce Collison and Muriel Budinich
- Received from
- Muriel Budinich (Seller), Joyce Collison (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1873 and 1922
- Ownership Date
- before February 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0020/0149 a-b
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