Basket Item Number: D3.1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown, rectangular, picnic-like basket with a handle arching from one side to the other. Basket has a checker work (plaited) bottom and wicker work sides.
Item History
- Made in Deseronto, Ontario, Canada before 1890
- Collected during 1890
- Owned by M. Y. Williams before May 1949
- Received from M. Y. Williams (Donor) during May 1949
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D3.1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and wickerwork
- Overall
- height 27.0 cm, width 45.5 cm, depth 35.0 cm
- Remarks
- width 35.6 cm, depth 24.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mohawk: Kanienkehaka
- Previous Owner
- M. Y. Williams
- Received from
- M. Y. Williams (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Deseronto, Ontario, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1890
- Collection Date
- during 1890
- Ownership Date
- before May 1949
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1949
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair