Basket Item Number: 1745/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small lidded basket with Nuu-chah-nulth style designs. There is a canoe with two people in it at each end, and a steamship on each side. The lid has the same design. Colours include brown, yellow, red, orange, dark brown, and light yellow-brown.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1945 and 1997
- Owned by Samuel McRae
- Owned by Lynda MacDougall before July 10, 1997
- Received from Lynda MacDougall (Donor) on July 10, 1997
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1745/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
- Part A
- height 5.7 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 6.7 cm
- Part B
- height 2.3 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 7.0 cm
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Samuel McRae and Lynda MacDougall
- Received from
- Lynda MacDougall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1945 and 1997
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1997
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1997
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1745/0001 a-b