Basket Item Number: A1118 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket with wrapped twined work (with direction of weave reversing with each row). Base is plaited with double strands and has four corners that extend up to rounded edges that flare outwards slightly towards the rim. The rim is overcast, and the two handles each consist of two twisted strands of cedar bark.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1931
- Collected in Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada between 1914 and 1931
- Owned by George E. Darby before 1931
- Received from George E. Darby (Seller) and U.B.C. Class of 1931 (Funding source) during 1931
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A1118
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- wrapped twined
- Overall
- height 13.3 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 18.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Heiltsuk
- Previous Owner
- George E. Darby
- Received from
- George E. Darby (Seller) and U.B.C. Class of 1931 (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1931
- Collection Date
- between 1914 and 1931
- Ownership Date
- before 1931
- Acquisition Date
- during 1931
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 12
- Accession Number
- 1911/0016