Basket Item Number: D1.61 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rounded cylindrical basked with"Bu-she-mi-a/deer neck" design. Rectangles linked diagonally at one lower corner. Shell beads on upper portion to accentuate the design. Two rod coiled.
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
- D1.61
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- willow wood and shell
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and sewn
- Overall
- height 7.6 cm, diameter 21.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Pomo
- 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
- 2004/0108