Basket Item Number: B71 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical, twilled basket (part a) woven in a diagonal pattern with folded strips of grass. Has a string tied twice around the outside near top. Wadded up dark brown-green and black cloth (part b) is inside at the bottom. There is also a coil (part c) of plant fibre, possibly rattan?
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- B71 a-c
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, rattan and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- twilled and carved
- Overall
- height 17.3 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm
- Part A
- height 17.3 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm
- Part B
- height 5.5 cm, width 10.8 cm, depth 8.0 cm
- Part C
- height 2.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bidayuh
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0277 a-b