Basket Item Number: A2280 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Roughly rectangular woven basket with tall, vertical sides; two bands of black colour near the top and bottom. Twined handles on opposite sides (one handle missing, one broken). Sides - very loose twined and wicker weaving with border of coils around splints: base - two strand twilled weave with central warp coil for extra support two bands of black encircle the basket.
History Of Use
For clams.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2280
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cherry bark, dye and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined and twilled
- Overall
- height 6.5 in, width 7.0 in, depth 9.0157 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 39