Basket
Item number D3.4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Flat bottomed, circular woven basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat, fitted lid. Lid has a radial woven design with the red-coloured strips used for the warp overlapping at the centre. Basket's bottom is made from overlapping, thick, bright red strips. Top rim of basket features a broad band of bright red weaving. Bottom rim of lid is woven with a single, thin strip of red material.
Item History
- Made in Penobscot, Maine, USA
- Collected between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D3.4 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- sweet grass and red willow wood ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and wickerwork
- Overall
- height 6.2 cm, diameter 11.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Penobscot, Maine, USA
Who
- Culture
- Panawahpskek
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 45
- Accession Number
- 2004/0148 a-b
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