Basket Item Number: 636/27 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small light brown oval basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Two horizontal red, and purple rows go around the bottom of the basket (part a). There is a purple whale on one side of the basket (part a), and a purple and blue canoe with people dressed in green and orange on the other side. The side of the basket tapers into an upright rim. The flat lid (part b) has a blue oval centre with a purple and blue canoe with people dressed in green and orange on either side of it. There is a horizontal red row around the bottom side of the lid (part b) with blue twining around the edge in between the top of the lid and its side.
Item History
- Made in Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1939
- Owned by Anne E. Copithorne before May 22, 1980
- Received from Anne E. Copithorne (Donor) on May 22, 1980
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 636/27 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass and cedar bark ?
- Overall
- height 3.8 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm
- Part A
- height 3.7 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm
- Part B
- height 1.3 cm, width 8.4 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Anne E. Copithorne
- Received from
- Anne E. Copithorne (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1939
- Ownership Date
- before May 22, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on May 22, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0636/0027 a-b