Basket Item Number: 3646/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Birch bark basket with attached lid. Quillwork on side with 'Nahanni Butte N.W.T.' in blue-purple between two flowers with purple petals, yellow centres and brown stems with leaves. The basket is cylindrical with an overlaid scalloped section around the top, formed around a spruce root(?) rim. The side is stitched, lid is hinged and bottom is attached with sinew. The lid has two purple flowers with brown stems and leaves in quillwork. The lid can be tied closed with skin ties.

Narrative

The donor and his wife, Grace Okada, lived in Nahanni Butte from Sept 1990 to 1993.

Item History

What

Name
Basket
Identification Number
3646/1
Type of Item
basket
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, skin, sinew and spruce root ?
Manufacturing Technique
quillwork
Overall
height 20.0 cm, diameter 21.5 cm

Who

Culture
Dene
Creator
Elsie Marcellais (Maker)
Previous Owner
Steven Metzger
Received from
Steven Metzger (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada

When

Creation Date
during 1992
Collection Date
between 1990 and 1993
Ownership Date
before October 16, 2023
Acquisition Date
on October 16, 2023

Other

Item Classes
basketry
Condition
good
Accession Number
3646/0001