Basketry

MOA: University of British Columbia

3100/13 a-b

Basketry-wrapped glass bottle and lid. Bottle (part a) is tall, flaring from base to shoulder, with a long thin neck. It is fully covered in finely woven basketry, with colourful images of ducks, sea creatures, boats and hunters worked into the weave, interspersed with decorative lines. The lid is plastic, and adhered to the bottle, with a loose basketry cover (part b) made of the same weave as the bottle cover, with a red encircling line and brown top.


  • Type of Item basketry
  • Culture Huu-ay-aht
  • Material dye, glass, grass, plastic
  • Measurements height 22.5 cm, diameter 8.5 cm (part a) height 2.3 cm, diameter 3.6 cm (part b)

  • Creator Frances Williams
  • Previous Owner Hilary Stewart
  • Received from Hilary Stewart

  • Made in Vancouver Island

  • Creation Date during 1979
  • Ownership Date before March 17, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on March 17, 2015

  • Item Classes basketry
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3100/0013 a-b