Unfinished Basket Item Number: A4385 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Unfinished basket. Plain twining; sides are in wrapped twined work. Bottom has bands of maroon, yellow, and maroon. The beginning of a design in green, grey-turquoise, purple, maroon, and black, possibly that of a canoe-like boat with people inside, and a whale?
Narrative
Objects A4384 through A4396 were recorded as having been collected in 1938 by a student who was researching West Coast basketry for a paper. The items show various stages of basketry mat weaving, and include one of the tools used, as well as several samples of basketry materials.
Cultural Context
basket weaving
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1938
- Owned by Stan Bailey
- Received from Stan Bailey (Donor)
What
- Name
- Unfinished Basket
- Identification Number
- A4385
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and twined
- Overall
- height 2.7 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 6.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
- Previous Owner
- Stan Bailey
- Received from
- Stan Bailey (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1938
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 2132/0002