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Basket

MOA: University of British Columbia

3000/38

Round basket woven in a tight, square weave. Base is round, flaring widely toward the wrapped rim. Two sides have been pushed in, deforming the original shape. Two small interior handles made of twisted root sit across from each other just below the rim. (A small, thin cotton cord is attached near the rim, tied on the interior of the basket.)

  • Narrative

    From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.

  • Type of Item basket
  • Culture Haida
  • Material spruce root
  • Measurements height 18.5 cm, width 43.0 cm, depth 17.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Made in Haida Gwaii
  • Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013
  • Item Classes basketry
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3000/0038

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