Basket Item Number: A7195 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed, orange grass. Plain twined weave with one row of twisted twined work at rim. Embroidered design of a central band of orange arrows directed towards the left.
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
- A7195
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, aniline dye and spruce root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, twisted, embroidered and dyed
- Overall
- height 4.3 cm, diameter 7.0 cm
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)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
When
- Collection Date
- between 1873 and 1922
- Ownership Date
- before February 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 42
- Accession Number
- 0020/0156