Basket Item Number: A7190 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft and dyed spruce root. Plain twining with braided rim and twisted twining reinforcement where base joins basket. Upper and lower band of brown with a brown killer whale woven in between the bands.
Item History
- Made by Isabella Edenshaw (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1890
- Collected between 1890 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
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Isabella Edenshaw (Maker)
- 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)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1890
- Collection Date
- between 1890 and 1922
- Ownership Date
- before February 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 15
- Accession Number
- 0020/0151