Basket Item Number: 3000/33 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Rectangular woven basket. Base is a rectangle, and walls flare out toward the wide mouth. The exterior is decorated on the top third with short, thin, horizontal strips of dark imbrication. On three sides, the mid-portion has vertical lines in red and black patterns while on the fourth side are stripes of red and black imbrication at the rim.

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.