Basket Item Number: A2270 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A rounded woven basket that has sides which flare upward and curve inward. The base has a red-brown checker weave centre with plain twined weave and extra warp elements added around the sides - wrapped twined weave. The main design is consisting of two horizontal blue-grey bands, one around near the top and the other around near the bottom. The basket has a handle. Lid - wrapped twined weave with plain twined weave in middle.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2270
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and twined
- Overall
- height 6.8 cm, diameter 11.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair