Basket Item Number: A9003 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with two bands of geometric design overlaid in dyed swamp grass that are bordered with black root lines and contain triangle-like shapes composed of an orange and a black triangle on the outsides with diamond-like shapes composed of gold and black triangles in the centre on a cream-coloured background. At rim is a band of alternating red and black root. Lid is a fair amount larger than the diameter of the basket and has a raised centre with concentric bands of raised weaving.
Item History
- Made in North America
- Received from Unknown (Donor)
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A9003 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, swamp grass and spruce root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Part A
- height 9.0157 in, diameter 10.0 in
- Part B
- height 2.5 in, diameter 12.0 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 42