Basket Item Number: 3512/19 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Concentric flower pattern begins in centre bottom, extending to rim; each done in a different colour. Orange flower has five petals and a large golden brown circle in the middle. The outer flowers are (from centre outward): brown, white, orange, and brown. Inverted triangle motif formed in negative space between petals along basket opening. Triangles are white, with smaller orange triangles in their centres. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior.

Iconographic Meaning

Heart of the Palm design.

Specific Techniques

Basket is formed with woven strands of grass, wrapped in mokola palm fibre.