Basket

A flat based oval basket with sloping sides made using a wrapping technique over a foundation of verticals and horizontals. The rim is folded in.

This was collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th/ early 20th century. Dewdney’s wife bequeathed the item to RAMM in 1927.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
70/1927/8
Collection Class
Containers
Collection Area Region
N
Material
sedgessedges
Common Name
basket
Simple Name
basket
Production Town
west coast of Vancouver Island
Production County
British Columbia, Northwest Coast
Production Country
Canada
Production Year High
1916

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