Basket Item Number: A9364 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rounded basket that has a design of wide, dark brown vertical stripes and an "arrow head" design on a light yellow-brown background. Horizontal, two-toned brown around the rim.
History Of Use
Cooking basket; likely for acorn soup, where basket would be lined with leaves and filled with hot stones. Also could be used for cleansing, when lined with leaves and medicine, and filled with hot stones to create steam.
Item History
- Made in California, USA
- Collected between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A9364
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- willow wood and grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 20.3 cm, diameter 22.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Yurok
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- California, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2004/0075