Basket Item Number: A7508 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Short, rounded basket with a square bottom and round, open top with a thick, braided rim. Sides are plain twined work with five encircling bands of alternating dark and light brown colour. Base is plaited cedar bark.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected before 1900
- Owned by A. D. MacFarlane
- Owned by Edward F. Meade before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller) during May 1961
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A7508
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, cedar bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork, braided and twined
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, diameter 23.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- A. D. MacFarlane and Edward F. Meade
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0050/0041