Basket Item Number: A8995 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oblong spruce root basket; base - mixed twined work; sides - plain twined weave with false embroidered design. Two discrete designs on either side; geometric pattern formed around two concentric diamonds.
Item History
- Made in Skagway, Alaska, USA
- Owned by A. M. Menzies before 1951
- Received from A. M. Menzies (Donor) during 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8995
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- spruce root and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and false embroidered
- Overall
- height 9.9 cm, width 28.0 cm, depth 20.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- A. M. Menzies
- Received from
- A. M. Menzies (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Skagway, Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2150/0001