Basket Item Number: D3.2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown, square woven basket with a checker work (plaited) bottom and wicker work sides--two bands of thinner wicker work encircle the basket.
Item History
- Made in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Margaret L. Buttimer
- Owned by Alfred J. Buttimer before 1932
- Received from Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor) during 1932
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D3.2
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark ? or grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and wickerwork
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 28.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mi'kmaq
- Previous Owner
- Margaret L. Buttimer and Alfred J. Buttimer
- Received from
- Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1932
- Acquisition Date
- during 1932
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 45
- Accession Number
- 2003/0044