Basket Item Number: C1488 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A boat-shaped basket that forms a star at the centre.
Item History
- Made in Samoa
- 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
- C1488
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cycas palm leaf and rattan
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 10.5 cm, width 38.7 cm, depth 19.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- 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
- Samoa
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2004/0093