Basketry Item Number: A3112 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tall glass bottle covered with a woven sleeve (part a) and bottle cap (part b); bottle cap also has a woven covering. Five bands with two or more colours each with oblique vertical pattern, one of which is a floral pattern. Wrapped twined weave with plain twined weave (over wide warp) base and plain twined weave cap.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George H. Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- A3112
- Type of Item
- basketry
- Material
- swamp grass, aniline dye, cedar bark and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, diameter 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- George H. Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0368