Basket Item Number: D1.62 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Single rod coiled basket which flares outward. Dark brown geometric design with a zig zag line patterns.
Iconographic Meaning
"Trail of the snake" design (collector).
Item History
- Made in California, 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
- D1.62
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- willow wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, diameter 33.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tulare
- 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
- California, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 87
- Accession Number
- 2004/0109