Basketry Item Number: A3111 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket covered bottle with lid. Three large openwork bands with green and purple compound band on top and bottom of lower half of bottle, and three green "swastika" designs bordered by narrow bands in central band of bottle. Plain twined weave with unusual crossed-warp twined openwork weave with half of the warp strands being vertical, and the other half being diagonal.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A3111 a-b
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- aniline dye, swamp grass and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0367 a-b