Basketry Item Number: A4384 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Centre of basketry base. Plaited origin. Plain twined weaving. Undecorated. Central brown square is five by five strips with various lengthed extensions radiating from all directions. Light yellow-brown material is woven around the middle.
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
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A4384
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- swamp grass and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and twined
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, width 22.8 cm, depth 17.8 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
- 2132/0001