Basket Item Number: A7005 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Basket has three purple canoe motifs encircling the sides and ands of blue and purple colour around the top and bottom edges. Lid features concentric blue and yellow circles, as well as a central blue star-like figure.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Thomas F. Daly before 1959
- Received from Thomas F. Daly (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during 1959
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A7005 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, swamp grass and dye
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, diameter 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Thomas F. Daly
- Received from
- Thomas F. Daly (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1959
- Acquisition Date
- during 1959
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0004/0020 a-b