Basketry Cup Item Number: A2.627 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basketry cup. Plain twined work. Fully false embroidered stepped design (called shaman's hat design) in red and yellow on a natural grass ground. Coated with laquer inside.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Mrs. Johnson
- Owned by Mrs. W. C. Woodward before December 1951
- Received from Mrs. W. C. Woodward (Donor) during December 1951
What
- Name
- Basketry Cup
- Identification Number
- A2.627
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- spruce root, aniline dye, swamp grass and lacquer
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and false embroidered
- Overall
- height 9.5 cm, diameter 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. W. C. Woodward
- Received from
- Mrs. W. C. Woodward (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during December 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2155/0010