Basket with lid. Small oblong basket is tightly woven in an even weave, with a line of encircling images showing two large whales with a pair of pink birds to the side, and two boats with three sailors each on the opposite side. Dashes of pink and green circle the top of the basket and a line of green around the bottom. The lid (part b) shows two large birds to either side of the raised centre, surrounded by a pink and black line.

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• Type of Item basket
• Culture Huu-ay-aht
• Material swamp grass, dye, cedar bark
• Measurements height 6.5 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 8.3 cm (part a) height 4.0 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm (part b)

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• Creator Mary Moses
• Previous Owner Margaret Hess
• Received from Margaret Hess

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• Made in Vancouver Island

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• Ownership Date before September 28, 2017
• Acquisition Date on September 28, 2017

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• Item Classes basketry
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3259/0041 a-b