Basketry-covered abalone shell; design in spiral lattice binding shows two repeats of 2 men in canoe in green and purple; other varicolor designs; straw-colored ground.
Donor:
University Appropriation and Vikki Tamaradze
Collection place:
Saanich Reserve, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver Island; Saanich Reserve
Culture or time period:
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Maker or artist:
Lucy Bill
Collector:
Vikki Tamaradze
Collection date:
1973
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1973
Accession date:
1974
Context of use:
Tourist novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters
Loans:
S2008-2009 #9a: SFO Museum (February 11, 2009–January 11, 2010)