Basket Item Number: B4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown, open weave basket with strong vertical ribs, a circular top and a square bottom; four loop handles around the upper rim and a length of flat, braided rope crisscrossing around the sides.
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- B4
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- rattan, bamboo grass ? and palm leaf ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- braided and checkerwork
- Overall
- height 53.0 cm, width 41.0 cm, depth 37.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bidayuh
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 62
- Accession Number
- 2191/0232