Basket Item Number: A6999 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small cylindrical basket (a) with a short, flat shoulder and a flat, cap-like lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the basket's opening. Lid has a blue circle in the centre. Top and bottom edge of basket is lined with a thin blue band; repeating equal sign-like motif around the centre.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Thomas F. Daly before 1959
- Received from Thomas F. Daly (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during 1959
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6999 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, diameter 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Thomas F. Daly
- Received from
- Thomas F. Daly (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1959
- Acquisition Date
- during 1959
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0004/0014 a-b