Basket Item Number: A2296 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Side of baskets are wrapped twined openwork. The top border consists of warp strands coiled around splints (wrapped warp border). The base has two strand twilling plaiting. Dark green fibre is tied on the inside of the basket .
History Of Use
For clams
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2296
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- fibre and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and twilled
- Overall
- height 8.5 in, width 12.0 in, depth 17.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast ?
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair