Basket Item Number: A2347 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Undecorated basket with an overcast rim while the interior portion of the bark is to the outside.
Narrative
Raley catalogue list says the basket was from the "Upper Skeena" area.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2347
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- bent and laced
- Overall
- height 19.5 cm, width 24.8 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan ?
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 19
- Accession Number
- 1960/0326