Basket Item Number: A17162 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spruce root basket (b) and lid (a); squat, oblong-shaped basket. Base: plain twined weaving around rectangle of plain cedar sides and top; wrapped twined weaving. Lid has a whirlpool design in orange, blue, and green centered around knob handle. Thin bands of green, yellow and green around edge of lid are repeated near base of basket. Main basket design: repeated on either side is a geometric shape resembling lightning in yellow, red, green, and blue. Warp: cedar bark. Weft: natural and dyed swamp grass (coarser grass used on base).
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Nellie McKay before February 13, 1973
- Received from Nellie McKay (Donor) on February 13, 1973
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A17162 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and checkerwork
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, width 13.0 cm, depth 11.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Nellie McKay
- Received from
- Nellie McKay (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 13, 1973
- Acquisition Date
- on February 13, 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0234/0002 a-b