Basket Item Number: Edz1026 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket (part a) with lid (part b) of fine split bamboo, round with red lacquer on rims. Lining of woven flat bamboo strips, dyed red-brown lid, also lined.
Cultural Context
used in export trade
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected before 1900
- Owned by Pegasus Antiques
- Owned by Audrey P. Shane before April 13, 1978
- Received from Audrey P. Shane (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on April 13, 1978
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Edz1026 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bamboo grass and lacquer
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, wickerwork and twilled
- Overall
- height 17.0 cm, diameter 38.0 cm
- Part A
- height 11.8 cm, diameter 38.0 cm
- Part B
- height 7.3 cm, diameter 38.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Pegasus Antiques and Audrey P. Shane
- Received from
- Audrey P. Shane (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before April 13, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on April 13, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0450/0001 a-b