Basket Item Number: D3.17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, brown basket with a flat bottom and flared sides. Base is made from a circular birch bark panel with a white and green, four-leafed design of stitched porcupine quills in the centre. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread. Inscribed on the bottom are the word "Williams" and the number 8 enclosed in a circle.
Item History
- Made in Manitoba, Canada
- Collected between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D3.17
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, sweet grass, cotton fibre, porcupine quill and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and coiled
- Overall
- height 4.2 cm, diameter 22.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Eastern Woodlands ?
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Manitoba, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2004/0157