Basket Item Number: A2.614 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oblong birch bark basket; birch bark is bent and laced into place. A twig splint is overcast with natural and aniline dyed root. The overcast stitch forms a scallop - the colour sequence is as follows: red/purple/wide band of natural/purple/red/purple/wide band of natural/purple. The darker part of the bark is to the outside.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Babine Lake, British Columbia, Canada during 1904
- Owned by Mary G. Fyfe-Smith before June 15, 1951
- Received from Mary G. Fyfe-Smith (Donor) on June 15, 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2.614
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, birch root and aniline dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, bent, laced, overcast and dyed
- Overall
- height 9.3 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 20.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
- Previous Owner
- Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Mary G. Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Babine Lake, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1904
- Ownership Date
- before June 15, 1951
- Acquisition Date
- on June 15, 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 30