Basket Item Number: A2.623 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with a circular basket and straight, vertical sides. Open twined weaving with weft strand far apart but with wrapped warp border at top and wool overlay embroidery. Hourglass design motif in red with blue-green ends and blue-green with red ends.
Item History
- Made in 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
- A2.623
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- sea grass and wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and embroidered
- Overall
- height 24.8 cm, diameter 27.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Aleut
- 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
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2004/0081