Basket Item Number: A3752 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket base (a) and lid (b) in plain twined weave. Two bands of dyed brown spruce root woven into the basket base. Twined lid.
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada before 1911
- 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
- A3752 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- spruce root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 9.8 cm, diameter 17.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- 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
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1911
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2004/0001 a-b