Basket Item Number: A7507 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with a square bottom, gently flaring sides and an oval-shaped upper rim. Sides are twined with sections of plaiting; rim is braided. Three wide horizontal strips of dyed cedar bark fed in-between warp strands, and three strips of dyed bark twined into sides.
Item History
- Made in 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
- A7507
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork, twined and braided
- Overall
- height 18.0 cm, width 25.0 cm, depth 20.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- 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
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0050/0040