Basket Item Number: A124 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval-shaped basket (a) with straight sides and a flat, fitted lid (b). Sides: wrapped twined weaving; base: twined weaving around cedar bark; base: large cedar strip. One band of meander design on side and top. Base and warp: cedar bark with grass sides; swamp grass and aniline-dyed swamp grass. Colours: purple, blue.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1927
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A124 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- wrapped twined
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 12.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0163 a-b