Basketry Item Number: A3110 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Glass bottle covered with a woven sleeve (a) and woven cap (b). Decorated with two bands of purple and yellow along the top and bottom, as well as two similar bands with red triangular bands around the centre framing a bird on one side and a canoe on the other. Cap has a black circle in the centre and bands of colour at the edges. Wrapped twined weave with some plain twined weave on the base, covering glass bottle.
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
- A3110 a-b
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- aniline dye, swamp grass and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 22.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 5.0 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
- 1960/0366 a-b