Basket Item Number: Nbz827 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with a convex lid hinged by three hide straps. Design consists of lighter coloured dashes (grass) on a natural brown background. A horizontal row of black bark dashes also goes around the bottom and the top, with red bark around the middle.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Moira Irvine before October 9, 1990
- Received from Moira Irvine (Donor) on October 9, 1990
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nbz827
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, grass and rawhide skin
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, width 25.0 cm, depth 13.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Moira Irvine
- Received from
- Moira Irvine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 9, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on October 9, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 4
- Accession Number
- 1431/0007