Basket Item Number: B93 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The basket is woven from natural coloured strips in a herringbone design. The rim is circular and has two rows of wooden stitching over small vertically spaced pieces of wood. The basket sides slant inward as the weaving ends in square corners and the basket sits on a square base.
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Bidayuh
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0298