Basket Item Number: A8521 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spruce root basket with lid and handle: plain twined weave (two strand) with darker strands woven in and false embroidery over the darker bands. "Arrow-like" design in swamp grass (going opposite directions on lid and sides). Design is woven over band of darker spruce.
Item History
- Made in North America
- Collected between 1920 and 1945
- Owned by Grace M. Frost before November 6, 1964
- Received from Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on November 6, 1964
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8521 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- swamp grass, dye and spruce root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and false embroidered
- Overall
- height 9.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Grace M. Frost
- Received from
- Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
When
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1945
- Ownership Date
- before November 6, 1964
- Acquisition Date
- on November 6, 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0116/0010 a-b