Container Item Number: 1060/6 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
An oval box (part a) and lid (part b) covered in geometric quillwork. On top of the lid there is a black diamond-shaped pattern outlined with blue. The central diamond has orange vertical and horizontal lines in the centre. The outer partial diamonds have white diagonal lines in a feather-shape. The background is white with orange triangles and blue lines. Around the sides of the lid is an alternating pattern of white diamond-vertical line-dot-vertical line-diamond. Along the sides of the container are zigzag lines starting with white and orange at the top all the way down to blue, black, white, red, and blue and orange on the bottom.
Narrative
Provenance is listed as "probably Eastern Canada" in old documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- 1060/6 a-b
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- birch bark, dye, wood and porcupine quill
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mi'kmaq ?
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 45
- Accession Number
- 1060/0006 a-b