Basket Item Number: 3000/37 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular woven basket in a tight, square weave. Base is a small rectangle, and walls flare out toward the wide mouth. The exterior is decorated by thick vertical stripes of imbrication containing evenly spaced red and light brown horizontal lines. There are three stripes on each of the basket’s long sides, and two on the short.
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
- 3000/37
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- root, cherry bark and grass
- Overall
- height 20.5 cm, width 32.8 cm, depth 27.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior 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
- 3000/0037