Basket Item Number: A3666 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plaited weaving (large plaiting on base, finer plaiting on sides) border: braided border with crossed warp, twining. No external decoration. Light green and white fibre cording strung around inside of basket's rim.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1951
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Hector Webb before 1951
- Received from Hector Webb (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3666
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork, twined and braided
- Overall
- height 19.1 cm, width 24.1 cm, depth 33.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Hector Webb
- Received from
- Hector Webb (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1951
- Ownership Date
- before 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 41
- Accession Number
- 1876/0005