Basket Lid Item Number: A2395 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular wrapped twined lid with a central button handle. Central knob of mauve/black/yellow/pink/yellow/black; four "swastika" shapes in black; band of purple/yellow/pink/yellow/purple on sides.
Narrative
Collected by Henry Castillou from 1910 to 1965.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket Lid
- Identification Number
- A2395
- Type of Item
- lid
- Material
- cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, diameter 11.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth ?
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0107/0014