Basket Item Number: A2.595 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beehive-shaped coil basket with flat bottom and a flat, fitted lid; lid is tied to the basket on one side with a piece of string.
Item History
- Made in Point Barrow, Alaska, 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
- A2.595 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- sea pea grass ? or barley grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Overall
- height 22.9 cm, diameter 25.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inupiaq
- 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
- Point Barrow, Alaska, 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 48
- Accession Number
- 2004/0079 a-b