Basket Item Number: A2.615 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root; decorative bands of beading are featured along the rim in four spots. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Babine Lake, British Columbia, Canada between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2.615
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bark, birch bark, birch root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, bent, laced, sewn, overcast, imbricated and incised
- Overall
- height 8.7 cm, width 31.6 cm, depth 25.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Babine Lake, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1960/0620