Shopping Basket Item Number: 1653/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular baskets with vertical sides. Two handles go across shorter dimension; handles are formed from stiff rope with cedar bark coiled around it from end to end. Outer surfaces are decorated with four bands of lighter bark and a central diamond pattern in darker bark on each side.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Owned by Frances M. Richardson before July 27, 1995
- Received from Frances M. Richardson (Donor) on July 27, 1995
What
- Name
- Shopping Basket
- Identification Number
- 1653/1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- wood, skin, fibre, cherry bark and cedar bark
- Overall
- height 23.0 cm, width 17.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Frances M. Richardson
- Received from
- Frances M. Richardson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 27, 1995
- Acquisition Date
- on July 27, 1995
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1653/0001