Basket Item Number: A5102 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain twined work with false and true embroidered design; braided rim. Design is called: "shark's teeth," "salmon berry," and "fish tail." they are discrete elements in natural and brown on 2 wide brown stripes and bordered by 2 narrow brown stripes.
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Alaska, USA
- 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
- A5102
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- maidenhair fern, spruce root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, true embroidered and false embroidered
- Overall
- height 15.7 cm, diameter 17.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- 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
- Sitka, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2004/0048