Basketry Item Number: A8537 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical, clear glass vase covered by a woven swamp grass sleeve: wrapped twined weaving with plain twined weaving on base. Two double bands of green stripes, three double bands of purple and orange block bands, with two groupings of purple and red flowers. Upper rim of basketry flares outwards from the rim of the vase.
Narrative
Collected by John Spottiswood Tait while in the Queen Charlotte Islands, 1910 and Bella Coola, 1897.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1897
- Owned by John Spottiswood Tait
- Owned by Fanta Tait before June 1964
- Received from Fanta Tait (Donor) during June 1964
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A8537
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- aniline dye, cedar bark, swamp grass and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- John Spottiswood Tait and Fanta Tait
- Received from
- Fanta Tait (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1897
- Ownership Date
- before June 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0112/0006