Basket Item Number: A6669 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical basket with rattle lid. Base: two evenly spaced bands of design with geometric shapes (diamonds, pluses, horizontal "M"s). Lid: same design on outer lid as on base; raised mid-section of lid decorated with band of triangles; wavy line weaves through triangles.
Item History
- Made by Annie Lawrence (Maker) in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1951
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6669 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- plant fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 10.8 cm, diameter 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Creator
- Annie Lawrence (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 42