Basketry Item Number: A6659 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tall, cylindrical glass bottle covered with a woven sleeve. Sleeve features bands of curvilinear patterning and repeated fleur-de-lis motifs in red, purple, yellow and black.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1951
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1951
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A6659
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 20.0 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair