Basketry Item Number: A3732 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small glass jug, or bottle, covered with a woven basketry sleeve. Wrapped twined weaving with plain twined weaving around handle and on base. Several compound bands with one complex band composed of figures. Colours: green, orange, purple.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Mountain before January 28, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller) on January 28, 1953
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A3732
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- swamp grass, glass, cedar bark and aniline dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Alice Mountain
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 28, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on January 28, 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2007/0002