Basketry Item Number: 2928/6 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Glass rectangular bottle covered in light brown basketry, with decorative red, purple and green horizontal patterns. The top tapers in slightly at the neck, which is cylindrical. The bottle has a woven lid (part b) with small red circle on top, in the centre. The base is covered with plain woven cedar bark.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1945
- Owned by Jeanne Sinclair before November 17, 2011
- Received from Jeanne Sinclair (Donor) on November 17, 2011
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- 2928/6 a-b
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- glass, swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
- Part A
- height 12.1 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 3.6 cm
- Part B
- height 0.8 cm, diameter 2.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Jeanne Sinclair
- Received from
- Jeanne Sinclair (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1945
- Ownership Date
- before November 17, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 17, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 10
- Accession Number
- 2928/0006 a-b