Basket Item Number: 1242/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with plaited bottom that curves upward to twined walls whose warp it made of the strips of the base. Four dark bands of decoration go around walls; the bands are in groups of two and separate the height into thirds.
Narrative
The donor's family lived in Kamloops from 1907-1909, then Duncan from 1909-1920, at which point they moved to Vancouver. She said the family traded old clothes for baskets.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada between 1900 and 1920
- Owned by Bessie Dickinson before April 15, 1987
- Received from Bessie Dickinson (Donor) on April 15, 1987
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1242/5
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, palm leaf fibre ?, cedar root ? and dye
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, width 32.3 cm, depth 25.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast ?
- Previous Owner
- Bessie Dickinson
- Received from
- Bessie Dickinson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1920
- Ownership Date
- before April 15, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on April 15, 1987
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1242/0005