Basket Item Number: 3000/30 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large rectangular cedar basket. Walls of basket (part a) angle outward from base to inset rim. Decoration is a series of imbricated inverted triangles that form three vertical lines on long sides, and on short sides a single line, with two thin flanking lines. Lid (part b) top has two interlocking diamonds in light brown and black imbrication.
Narrative
From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Thomas Crosby before 1914
- Owned by Jane Howard and Thomas Taylor Crosby before April 17, 2013
- Received from Jane Howard (Donor) and Thomas Taylor Crosby (Donor) on April 17, 2013
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3000/30 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, dye, cedar root, cherry bark and wood
- Part A
- height 30.5 cm, width 54.5 cm, depth 29.0 cm
- Part B
- height 2.5 cm, width 54.0 cm, depth 29.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard and Thomas Taylor Crosby
- Received from
- Jane Howard (Donor) and Thomas Taylor Crosby (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1914 and before April 17, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on April 17, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3000/0030 a-b