Basket Item Number: 3204/12 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Birchbark basket (part a) with decorated lid (part b). Basket is round with straight sides, base and rim separate pieces of bark that have been stitched on with root ties. A scalloped bark ring has been similarly stitched on, beneath the root-wrapped lip. Lid construction is similar to basket, with a strip of birch for rim and a top piece stitched on with root. Lid design is a flower pattern in an ‘x’ shape made from dyed root. Underside of lid has a birch lining, covering the bottom root stitches.
Narrative
Chipewyan peoples live in the region spanning the western Canadian Shield to the Northwest Territories, including northern parts of the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Item History
- Made in Canada before 1970
- Collected during 1975
- Owned by Turrall Adcock Moore before October 17, 2016
- Received from Turrall Adcock Moore (Donor) on October 17, 2016
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3204/12 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, grass and dye
- Part A
- height 15.0 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 21.0 cm
- Part B
- height 3.2 cm, width 20.1 cm, depth 20.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chipewyan
- Previous Owner
- Turrall Adcock Moore
- Received from
- Turrall Adcock Moore (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1970
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before October 17, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on October 17, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3204/0012 a-b