Basket Item Number: A2.702 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.
Narrative
Collected by Henry Castillou between 1910 and 1965.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2.702
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, cedar root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- bent, laced and incised
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 15.4 cm, depth 11.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 30
- Accession Number
- 0107/0054