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Object Number
39-61-10/18540
Display Title
Basket with cover--diameter 3.25" x 2.125"high; technique: twined; design: 3 gro
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket with cover--diameter 3.25" x 2.125"high; technique: twined; design: 3 groups of 3 purple parallelograms with yellow centers, on basket and cover fine magenta stripes, purple handle on cover.
Inventory Description
Basket w/ lid, woven grass and bark, multicolored geometric design, knobbed lid
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nootka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
Vancouver Island
Materials
Grass, Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 8.7 x 8.7 cm (2 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
39-61-10/18540
Provenance
Collector
Brothers of Mrs. Joseph M. Robinson
(1883-1925)
Donor
Mrs. Joseph M. Robinson
(1939)
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