Basketry
MOA: University of British Columbia
3369/1
Tall bottle covered with a woven basketry sleeve and cap. The bottom of the bottle is bulbous, with a thin tall neck. Weaving alternates between sections of loose and tight weaves. Tight weave is decorated with small birds in faded green and a large wolf(?), and a thunderbird with a snake in its talons.
- Type of Item basketry
- Culture Nuu-chah-nulth
- Material swamp grass, glass, dye
- Measurements height 28.5 cm, diameter 11.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner James Bruce Males
- Received from James Bruce Males
- Made in Vancouver Island
- Ownership Date before June 27, 2019
- Acquisition Date on June 27, 2019
- Item Classes basketry
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3369/0001