Basket Item Number: 2788/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small decorated basket with lid . Basket (a) has straight sides decorated with interwoven silk-like pink, red, and orange threads and a base of loose eye-hole weave around a tight weave centre. The tightly woven lid (b) with top centre knob has red and orange thread decoration of tiny lines.
Narrative
Collected by Roy Beech, wife of Beatrice Beech (nee Napier-Hemy).
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by John Napier-Hemy before February 25, 2010
- Received from John Napier-Hemy (Donor) on February 25, 2010
What
Who
- Culture
- Aleut
- Previous Owner
- John Napier-Hemy
- Received from
- John Napier-Hemy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 25, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 25, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2788/0001 a-b