Basket Item Number: C1275 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain woven oblong oval basket which has a braided tail going along the inside longitudinally curving upwards at both ends.
Item History
- Made in Nakoro, Nadroga-Navosa, Fiji
- Owned by Cyril S. Belshaw before February 1959
- Received from Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor) during February 1959
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- C1275
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- palm leaf
- Manufacturing Technique
- diagonal plaited
- Overall
- height 21.0 cm, width 44.0 cm, depth 24.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Cyril S. Belshaw
- Received from
- Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nakoro, Nadroga-Navosa, Fiji
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 1959
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1959
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 54
- Accession Number
- 2175/0023