Basket Item Number: A8497 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spruce root basket. Base - twined and wicker weaving; sides - plain twined weaving with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery). Complex meander pattern in purple.
Item History
- Made in North America
- Collected between 1920 and 1945
- Owned by Grace M. Frost before November 6, 1964
- Received from Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on November 6, 1964
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8497
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- spruce root and grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, false embroidered and wickerwork
- Overall
- height 2.25 in, diameter 4.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Grace M. Frost
- Received from
- Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
When
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1945
- Ownership Date
- before November 6, 1964
- Acquisition Date
- on November 6, 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 42
- Accession Number
- 0116/0021