Basketry Pattern
Item number 1413/26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A rectangular paper design sheet with a grid pattern. Three horizontal rows of coloured dotted figures with a few numbers in pencil and pen. Main design starting from the top to the bottom is consisting of the following: a large black whale swallowing a green boat with two brown and purple figures; a brown fish with a blue fish; and two purple, red, and brown birds, and a brown and green bird with a purple and blue arrow.
Narrative
Collection of basket making materials (1413/1-26), sold to M. Davis by Dora Frank's son; then Davis sold the collection to MOA.
Cultural Context
basketry
Item History
- Made by Dora Frank (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Dora Frank
- Owned by Mason Davis before December 4, 1989
- Received from Mason Davis (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on December 4, 1989
What
- Name
- Basketry Pattern
- Identification Number
- 1413/26
- Type of Item
- pattern
- Overall
- height 21.3 cm, width 35.1 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
- Creator
- Dora Frank (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Dora Frank and Mason Davis
- Received from
- Mason Davis (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 4, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on December 4, 1989
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1413/0026
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