Basket Item Number: Nb11.355 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid features a central knob-like handle and is held in place by a cedar flange attached along the upper rim of the basket. Figurative imagery in black and green of birds and arrows decorates the basket's sides. Lid features a swirling, multicoloured circular motif centred around the handle.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1930
- Owned by Anne E. Copithorne before November 15, 1983
- Received from Anne E. Copithorne (Donor) on November 15, 1983
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nb11.355 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 6.5 cm, diameter 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Anne E. Copithorne
- Received from
- Anne E. Copithorne (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1930
- Ownership Date
- before November 15, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on November 15, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 0906/0006 a-b