Basket Item Number: A6674 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Covered with images of a serpent-like zoomorphic figure: two around sides of basket and one spiraling around top of lid.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before October 1951
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during October 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6674 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, diameter 12.5 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 October 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair