Basket
Item number Nbz776 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large rectangular coiled basket with a wrapped rim. Inward pointing triangular geometric pattern in yellow, red, yellow and red/yellow, yellow/black.
History Of Use
Baskets are used for carrying and storage of a wide variety of goods. They are also used for cooking. Women and girls make and use baskets, and it is a valuable asset to be able to make quality ones. Family wealth was partially correlated to the number and quality of baskets possessed.
Cultural Context
utilitarian
Item History
- Made by Margaret Peters ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada before 1978
- Collected before 1978
- Owned by Charles E. Borden before March 5, 1979
- Received from Charles E. Borden (Donor) on March 5, 1979
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nbz776
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cherry bark, cedar root, bear grass and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 21.5 cm, width 47.5 cm, depth 30.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Margaret Peters ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Charles E. Borden
- Received from
- Charles E. Borden (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- before 1978
- Ownership Date
- before March 5, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on March 5, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0515/0006
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