Basket Item Number: A5121 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown rectangular basket with tall sides and an open, oval-shaped upper rim. Four encircling bands of three-row stripes in combinations of natural, red, and blue.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1911
- Collected between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A5121
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork and twined
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1911
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2004/0060