Basket Item Number: A6358 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cedar bark basket with no seams (sides have collapsed). Inside the basket were found fragmented strands of dentalium shell, blue beads, and bark (now grouped as part b); and a large quantity of loose dentalium shells and fragments (now grouped as part c).
Narrative
Daniel Cranmer said he found it in a cave near Smith Inlet.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1954
- Collected in Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Daniel E. Cranmer before January 19, 1954
- Received from Daniel E. Cranmer (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on January 19, 1954
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6358 a-c
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, dentalium shell and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- checkerwork
- Part A
- height 13.0 cm, diameter 22.0 cm
- Part B
- height 0.8 cm, diameter 7.0 cm
- Part C
- height 4.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Daniel E. Cranmer
- Received from
- Daniel E. Cranmer (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1954
- Ownership Date
- before January 19, 1954
- Acquisition Date
- on January 19, 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1959/0001