Basket Item Number: 1588/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small light yellow-brown slightly flared upward cylindrical basket with a red-brown rim and a blue-black horizontal row around the bottom. There are two blue-black flying birds and a long blue-black animal around the sides.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mabel K. Dunham before November 8, 1993
- Received from Mabel K. Dunham (Donor) on November 8, 1993
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1588/3
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, dye and cedar bark
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, diameter 8.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Mabel K. Dunham
- Received from
- Mabel K. Dunham (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 8, 1993
- Acquisition Date
- on November 8, 1993
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1588/0003