Basket Item Number: A5201 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown twined basket woven in a white fibre to create a geometric pattern. Basket has loops of nettle fibre sewn around the rim.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; plant technology
Item History
- Made in Washington, 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
- A5201
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye and nettle fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 15.2 cm, diameter 17.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Quinault
- 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
- Washington, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 4
- Accession Number
- 2004/0069