Basket Item Number: 3207/5 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round basket with lid. Small basket has a recessed base from which rises the short, straight wall. Weave is fine, with two lines of imbricated design around midpoint, rectangles each with an interior panel, in colours of purple, blue and light green- likely faded. The lid fits over the mouth of the basket and is concave at centre with a convex finial. Designs similar to those on the basket encircle the finial.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor from a Vancouver antique store in 1970.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA before 1900
- Collected during 1970
- Owned by Sharon J. Proctor before November 9, 2016
- Received from Sharon J. Proctor (Donor) on November 9, 2016
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3207/5 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, spruce root and dye
- Part A
- height 5.2 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
- Part B
- height 1.6 cm, diameter 9.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Sharon J. Proctor
- Received from
- Sharon J. Proctor (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Collection Date
- during 1970
- Ownership Date
- before November 9, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on November 9, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3207/0005 a-b