Mary Katherine Brown (Mary Katharine Ballard/Mrs. Walter Henry Brown), Non-Indian, 1887-1983 Search this
Seller:
Mary Katherine Brown (Mary Katharine Ballard/Mrs. Walter Henry Brown), Non-Indian, 1887-1983 Search this
Object Name:
Basket with cover
Media/Materials:
Cedar, cedar root/roots, phragmites, cherry bark, dye/dyes, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Dyed, coiled, imbricated, overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
34 x 19 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Thompson River; Thompson-Nicola Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
circa 1910
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mary Katherine Ballard Brown (Mrs. Walter Henry Brown, 1887-1983), who lived in Washington State for many years and often travelled to British Columbia before her husband's passing in 1950; purchased by MAI from Mary Katherine Brown in 1962.
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