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Basket

MOA: University of British Columbia

3336/1

Basket made of woven spruce root with two repeating imbricated designs around the exterior - three stepped horizontal lines near the top, and larger spiral designs. The basket is cylindrical in shape, with the base raised slightly (convex) at the centre.

  • Narrative

    One of the Haida baskets passed down through the Nash family. The donor's father was Frederick Nash, who was related to the Edenshaw family (Haida) through his mother, Josephine Edenshaw.

  • Type of Item basket
  • Culture Haida
  • Material spruce root, dye
  • Measurements height 8.5 cm, diameter 16.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Isabella Edenshaw
  • Previous Owner Zoe Nash
  • Received from Zoe Nash
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date before 1900
  • Ownership Date before December 7, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on December 7, 2018
  • Item Classes basketry
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3336/0001

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