Basket Item Number: 3103/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bent bark, square basket with rounded mouth. Rim was lined with fabric, then overcast with root. The outside is decorated with a pattern of alternating golden brown or brown squares between two bands of triangles. (Parts of the rim have thin fibres or plastic string inside.)
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Anne Piternick before April 8, 2015
- Received from Anne Piternick (Donor) on April 8, 2015
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3103/2
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, root, plant fibre ?, cotton fibre and plastic
- Overall
- height 19.2 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 15.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan
- Previous Owner
- Anne Piternick
- Received from
- Anne Piternick (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 8, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on April 8, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3103/0002