Basket Item Number: A2.592 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical basket of twined weave with some skipped stitch (twill) overlay in grass (dyed). Horizontal bands with dyed weft strands woven in and skipped stitch over in green and maroon.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Mrs. Johnson
- Owned by Mrs. W. C. Woodward before December 1951
- Received from Mrs. W. C. Woodward (Donor) during December 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2.592
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- spruce root ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and twilled
- Overall
- height 21.0 cm, width 28.4 cm, depth 21.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. W. C. Woodward
- Received from
- Mrs. W. C. Woodward (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during December 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2155/0007