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Basket3201/12
Small woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, thin at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Red-brown dyed grass is used to create an irregular pattern of lines and triangles extending from base to top in shades of brown and red brown. This is visible on both interior and exterior of basket.
- Culture
- Batswana
- Material
- grass, sedge root and dye
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Basket3201/11
Woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, narrow at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create open diamond shaped patterns extending from rim to base, with a smaller, closed diamond in a light brown inside. This is visible on both interior and exterior of basket.
- Culture
- Batswana
- Material
- grass, sedge root and dye
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Basket3201/10
Woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, narrow at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Red-brown dyed grass is used to create a seven-petal flower at bottom centre, with corresponding colour blocks extending down from rim. This is visible on both interior and exterior of basket.
- Culture
- Batswana
- Material
- grass, sedge root and dye
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Basket3201/9
Woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, narrow at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create a diagonal checkered pattern across the inside and exterior of the basket. Rim is fully brown.
- Culture
- Batswana
- Material
- grass, sedge root and dye
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Basket3201/8
Woven basket for winnowing grain. Basket is low and shallow, flaring widely from a small base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into thick tubes, winding up from bottom centre to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create a pattern of triangles across the inside and exterior of the basket. Offset concentric circles of brown decorate the base.
- Culture
- Batswana
- Material
- grass, dye and sedge root
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Strainer3201/3
Strainer is tubular in shape, long, woven of twisted sedge (loli) fibres, with strands tied off at top, and bunched and tied at bottom. A loop is incorporated in this tie, from which to hang the strainer.
- Culture
- Basotho
- Material
- sedge root
- Made in
- Lesotho
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Doll Cradle2014.89.23
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Paiute
- Material
- split sedge root, glass bead, commercial yarn, split willow and willow shoot foundation
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Storage Basket2014.89.20
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Miwok
- Material
- sedge root, brackenfern and willow foundation
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Basket2014.89.18
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Pomo
- Material
- sedge root, brackenfern and willow foundation
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Basket2014.89.17
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Patwin
- Material
- sedge root, bulrush root and willow foundation
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum