Basket Item Number: A5113 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A rectangular, diagonal twilled work basket with an openwork border and a braided rim. The dyed warp elements in strips six rows wide create diagonal black checks within a vertical strip. The base has a large plaited weave with plaid-like pattern.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- 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
- A5113
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- twilled and checkerwork
- Overall
- height 15.8 cm, width 29.8 cm, depth 14.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- 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
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2004/0054