Basket Item Number: 2628/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular cedar bark basket with braided handles. Swamp grass mid-section has a thunderbird with arrow design, bordered on top and bottom by a purple and a green and yellow checkered band.
Item History
- Made by Mary Little (Maker) in Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada during 1920
- Owned by Mary Little
- Owned by Elsie Robinson before July 8, 2004
- Received from Elsie Robinson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on July 8, 2004
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2628/1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, dye and swamp grass
- Overall
- height 21.3 cm, width 28.2 cm, depth 13.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Creator
- Mary Little (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Mary Little and Elsie Robinson
- Received from
- Elsie Robinson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before July 8, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on July 8, 2004
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2628/0001