Basketry Item Number: A8802 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical, clear glass bottle covered with a woven swamp grass sleeve. Base: plain twined weaving over wide warp. Sides: wrapped twined weaving with crossed-warp wicker openwork.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A8802
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- dye, cedar bark, glass and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, diameter 6.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 1960/0566