Basket Item Number: D3.28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square bottomed, circular woven basket with a thin, flat topped handle bridging the centre. Red, black and yellow bands of sweet grass encircle the sides.
Item History
- Made in New Brunswick, Canada
- Collected between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D3.28
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- ash wood, swamp grass and sweet grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- wickerwork
- Overall
- height 12.0 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- New Brunswick, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2004/0163