Basket Item Number: A123 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rounded, jar-like basket (a) with a flat, square base, flat shoulder, raised flange opening, and flat, circular, fitted lid (b). Base: checker work weave. Sides and lid: wrapped twined weave. Lid: base and warp; cedar bark weft; natural and aniline-dyed swamp grass; purple and orange concentric bands. Sides: band composed of alternating orange and purple oblique lines. Colour: yellow.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A123 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and wrapped twined
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 17.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0162