Basket
Item number C26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A circular basket with an open weave design consisting of two horizontal rows, one upper and one lower, of upward pointing triangles around the sides surrounded by horizontal red, orange, and green bands on a natural background. The top has a row of inward pointing triangles all around with the rim having the same colour pattern as the sides. The handle is plaited and woven together.
Item History
- Made in Savai'i, Samoa before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- C26
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye and palm leaf
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, twisted and coiled
- Overall
- height 21.0 cm, diameter 35.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Savai'i, Samoa
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0459
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