Basket Item Number: A7207 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Light brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square-shaped bottom--bark is bent and laced together with root (?). Upper rim of the basket is lined with a splint bound with thin strips of root (?). A floral design has been scratched onto the sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Babine Lake, British Columbia, Canada ? 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
- A7207
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, root ? and stain ?
- Overall
- height 17.0 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 18.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine ?
- 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
- Collected in
- Babine Lake, British Columbia, Canada ?
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 30
- Accession Number
- 0020/0168