Basket Item Number: A5134 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with lid. Base - mixed twined work (plain twining alternating with wicker weave). Sides - plain twined with embroidered and false embroidered design. Multi-coloured shapes (green, orange, red, yellow, maroon) around central part of basket and around edge of lid, bordered by dark brown and connected with upper and lower strips of light brown. Central portion of lid has a stepped design and a circle of orange.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, 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
- A5134 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, aniline dye and spruce root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, false embroidered and true embroidered
- Overall
- height 7.7 cm, diameter 13.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- 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
- Alaska, 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 42
- Accession Number
- 2004/0063 a-b