Basket Item Number: H1.203 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A light yellow-brown woven coil basket with a flat, circular bottom, slightly flared sides, and a flat lid. The basket and lid each have three short bands of purple, while the lid has an additional three bands of purple wool woven into it.
Item History
- Made in Chile before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- H1.203 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, wool fibre, leaf and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled, embroidered and dyed
- Overall
- height 9.0 cm, diameter 25.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chilean
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chile
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1436 a-b