Basket Item Number: H2.51 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Design consist of rows of pink and purple with yellow geometric patterns. The lid is conical and comes to an open point and has a leather cap. The exterior is faded and dark but the interior is bright.
Item History
- Made in Guyana
- 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
Who
- Culture
- Arawak
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guyana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2004/0184 a-b