Basket Item Number: A7196 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed grass. Plain twined work with an embroidered design of a central band of six alternating brown and pink arrows, half are on a brown line and half are on a pink line.
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
- A7196
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- aniline dye, spruce root and grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, embroidered and dyed
- Overall
- height 13.6 cm, diameter 14.1 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
- 0020/0157