Basket Item Number: 3194/16 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Birch bark basket. Basket is made from white bark on exterior, with a rectangular base from which sides flare widely upwards toward rim. Interior is made of a sheet of brown bark, which also covers the upper exterior sides. Rim is made of a thin branch, pink in colour, attached to the basket by bark wrappings. Corners of the basket are slit and stitched into place with willow thongs.
Item History
- Made by Sarah Malcolm (Maker) in Eagle, Alaska, USA during 1979
- Owned by Karen Gale and Robert Gale before August 15, 2016
- Received from Robert Gale (Donor) and Karen Gale (Donor) on August 15, 2016
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3194/16
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, willow wood and willow bark
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 34.0 cm, depth 24.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gwich'in
- Creator
- Sarah Malcolm (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Karen Gale and Robert Gale
- Received from
- Robert Gale (Donor) and Karen Gale (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Eagle, Alaska, USA
When
- Creation Date
- during 1979
- Ownership Date
- before August 15, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on August 15, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3194/0016