Small round basket with lid. The basket (part a) is made in a fine, tight weave with two horizontal lines of open work on either side of a dark brown flower pattern at midpoint. Around the base is a bright orange stripe edged with dark brown. The rim is a wide strip of cedar attached to the body by woven grass. The lid (part b) is flat, slightly indented at centre, with a round knob. It is also decorated with openwork weaving, orange and brown encircling lines, and an orange and brown geometric pattern around the knob. A blue line circles the lid at midpoint, faded on the exterior but vibrant on the underside.

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• Type of Item basket
• Culture Nuu-chah-nulth
• Material cedar bark, swamp grass, dye
• Measurements height 5.9 cm, diameter 12.3 cm (part a) height 1.6 cm, diameter 12.7 cm (part b)

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• Previous Owner Hugh Neil Smith
• Received from Hugh Neil Smith

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• Made in Vancouver Island

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• Creation Date between 1900 and 1961
• Ownership Date before June 26, 2015
• Acquisition Date on June 26, 2015

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• Item Classes basketry
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3116/0008 a-b