Basket Item Number: 2829/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Open rimmed birch bark basket, sewn at sides with pale yellow root strips and stitched around rim with pieces of reddish-brown bark underneath and woven into strips of pale yellow root. Decorative row of plant motif designs around two longest sides. Darker side of bark on outside, paler inside. Signed, dated on base.
Specific Techniques
The basket is made of alder bark with red willow for the rim; the rim is covered with spruce root.
Item History
- Made by Noeleen McQuary (Maker) in Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada during 2010
- Owned by Noeleen McQuary before October 22, 2010
- Received from Noeleen McQuary (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on October 22, 2010
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2829/1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- alder bark, spruce root and red willow wood
- Overall
- height 17.0 cm, width 25.8 cm, depth 27.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Nadleh Whut'en
- Creator
- Noeleen McQuary (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Noeleen McQuary
- Received from
- Noeleen McQuary (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 2010
- Ownership Date
- before October 22, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on October 22, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2829/0001