Basket Item Number: A8789 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Small cylindrical basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Sides: one row of black on bottom rim; lower ribbon of brown/yellow/green/yellow/brown; central band of two rows of black scallops (one row pointing up, one row pointing down). Lid: sides have a black/natural/green/orange/ green/natural/black; ribbon of black figures on yellow ground, outlined in red and flanked by series of red two-stitch lines; central circular motif is maroon/purple/natural/black. Base: plaited origin and plain twined weaving (over wide warp strands). Sides and lid are in twisted twined work.
Mr. Payne was the collector of the objects donated by Mr. Thom.