Basket Item Number: 3345/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, woven basket with cowhide(?) covering the base. Basket is golden brown. Reddish-brown cowhide attached to basket with strand of dark brown, braided plant fibre. Braid ends on right side of basket in looped knot.
Narrative
Collected by the donor's father, Gordon Wilson, while living in Kenya and doing research.
Item History
- Made in Kenya
- Collected during 1960
- Owned by Gordon M. Wilson
- Owned by Susan French before February 8, 2019
- Received from Susan French (Donor) on February 8, 2019
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3345/2
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- plant fibre and cow skin ?
- Overall
- height 11.4 cm, width 22.0 cm, depth 16.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Samburu
- Previous Owner
- Gordon M. Wilson and Susan French
- Received from
- Susan French (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kenya
When
- Collection Date
- during 1960
- Ownership Date
- before February 8, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on February 8, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3345/0002