Basket Item Number: A3426 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, oval-shaped basket (a) with lid (b). Imagery of whales and multicoloured bands of linear patterning on sides and lid.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society before January 1950
- Received from B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society (Donor) during January 1950
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3426
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society
- Received from
- B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 1950
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1950
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 1909/0006