Basket Item Number: 1448/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket with overall oval shape at rim and sides that curve outwards slightly. Base is smaller than rim. Two long, braided handles strung through the basket near the base on one side, and near the rim on the other side. One braid runs across the inside bottom, emerges on the outside on either end, is strung back through to the inside and back out again, each end finishing in a knot.
Item History
- Made in Fiji
- Owned by Cyril S. Belshaw before December 18, 1990
- Received from Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor) on December 18, 1990
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1448/2
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- plant fibre
- Overall
- height 41.8 cm, diameter 28.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Cyril S. Belshaw
- Received from
- Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 18, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on December 18, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 54
- Accession Number
- 1448/0002