Basket Item Number: D1.247 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A woven basket which tapers upward. Centre of base is three-strand braided (twenty-three rows). The rest of the base and the basket is plain twined work. The design is false embroidered in bracken. The border is bound with suede and overlaid with a wide band of red and black trade beads. Stepped design with chevron in centre in bear grass and bracken. The base is a darker colour. Border of two wide bands (Nine beads each of red, then blue beads)
Item History
- Made in Pitt River, California, USA ?
- Collected in Sacramento, California, USA
- Owned by Ron Nolan before November 30, 1973
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Ron Nolan (Seller) on November 30, 1973
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.247
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bear grass, bracken fern root and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- braided, twined and false embroidered
- Overall
- height 11.3 cm, diameter 17.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Pomo
- Previous Owner
- Ron Nolan
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Ron Nolan (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pitt River, California, USA ?
- Collected in
- Sacramento, California, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 30, 1973
- Acquisition Date
- on November 30, 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 87
- Accession Number
- 0252/0001