Basket Item Number: C564 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dried shell in which there are some downy grey and red feathers wrapped in leaves.
Item History
- Made in Levuka, Lau, Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- C564
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- leaf, coconut nutshell and feather
- Overall
- height 10.0 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 9.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Levuka, Lau, Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0917