Basket Item Number: 3131/19 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round basket with lid. Basket (part a) is tall, lid (part b) fits over basket mouth and has a round, squat handle woven into top centre. Weave is very fine; basket is flexible. Decoration is blind imbrication with grass dyed dark brown, light brown and orange and applied in patterns of crosses, linear designs and colour blocks on both basket and lid.
Item History
- Made in North America
- Owned by Diane J. Anderson
- Owned by Craig Anderson, Reid Anderson and Dana Anderson-Breau before October 2, 2015
- Received from Craig Anderson (Donor), Reid Anderson (Donor) and Dana Anderson-Breau (Donor) on October 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3131/19 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass ?, dye and spruce root
- Part A
- height 8.8 cm, diameter 12.7 cm
- Part B
- height 4.2 cm, diameter 13.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Diane J. Anderson, Craig Anderson, Reid Anderson and Dana Anderson-Breau
- Received from
- Craig Anderson (Donor), Reid Anderson (Donor) and Dana Anderson-Breau (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on October 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3131/0019 a-b