Basket Item Number: A17163 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basketry-covered pottery jar. Base: plain twined or wicker-weave in coarse grass. Sides: wrapped twined weave with openwork of crossed warp. Two bands of openwork frame two bands with faded designs. Two narrow bands of purple near the base complete the decoration. The jar which forms the frame of the basket is glazed in dark brown (possibly a Chinese ginger jar). Colour: natural.
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
- A17163
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, clay, swamp grass and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, diameter 14.5 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
- 0234/0003