Basket Item Number: A6358 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cedar bark basket with no seams, sides collapsed. Inside the basket were fragmented strands of dentalium shell, blue beads, and bark (part b); and a large quantity of loose dentalium shells and fragments (part c).
History Of Use
For keeping valuable objects.
Narrative
Dan Cranmer said he found it in a cave near Smith Inlet.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1954
- Collected in Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Daniel E. Cranmer before January 19, 1954
- Received from Daniel E. Cranmer (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on January 19, 1954
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6358
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, dentalium shell and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork
- Part A
- height 13.0 cm, diameter 22.0 cm
- Part B
- height 0.8 cm, diameter 7.0 cm
- Part C
- height 4.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Daniel E. Cranmer
- Received from
- Daniel E. Cranmer (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1954
- Ownership Date
- before January 19, 1954
- Acquisition Date
- on January 19, 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1959/0001