Basket Item Number: 2939/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Birch bark basket with wide oval top and rectangular base. Pieces are sewn together and around the top with split bark. Sewn in regular design around top on two sides, with open pattern around other two sides. The birch bark is in one piece from front to back and the sides are sewn together with a folded mitre-like base.
Narrative
The donor said she purchased the basket from a vendor at the side of the road, on the western section of the Yellowhead highway (possibly in the vicinity of Terrace), c. 1981.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada during 1981
- Owned by Nancy Stubbs before January 26, 2012
- Received from Nancy Stubbs (Donor) on January 26, 2012
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2939/6
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark and bark
- Overall
- height 20.5 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 24.0 cm
- Base
- width 15.0 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Wet'suwet'en ?
- Previous Owner
- Nancy Stubbs
- Received from
- Nancy Stubbs (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 26, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on January 26, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2939/0006