Basket Item Number: A6818 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lid has a raised, knob-like handle in the centre. Encircling bands of purple and orange linear patterning around sides and lid.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Marguerite Van Horne before March 1958
- Received from Marguerite Van Horne (Donor) during March 1958
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6818 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, cedar bark and dye
- Overall
- height 9.0 cm, diameter 10.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Marguerite Van Horne
- Received from
- Marguerite Van Horne (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 1958
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1958
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good