Basket Item Number: 3047/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled basket is round in shape, with walls flaring from a small base toward its widest point at centre height. Shoulder slopes inward and neck stands straight. Dark brown images are woven into the basket, showing human figures interspersed with checkered squares.
Item History
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3047/1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- willow wood ? or fern ?
- Overall
- height 18.6 cm, diameter 24.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tohono O'odham ?
- Previous Owner
- Pat Brind
- Received from
- Pat Brind (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Arizona, USA ?
- Collected in
- California, USA ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 29, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on January 29, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3047/0001