Basket
Item number Nbz715 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Nbz715 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Trunk-like basket with an attached lid. Rounded, rectangle with slat construction. Coiled with bifurcated stitches on the basket body and the outer edge of the lid. Cedar with imbricated design of cherry bark and grass. Lid has imbricated design on the outer edge and a small amount of beaded stripe design on top. Design on basket body consists of continuous vertical and horizontal bands where both beading and imbrication are used. Horizontal bands are thin strips of black and white beading. Vertical bands alternate black, red, and white imbrication with black and white beading similar to the horizontal bands. Leather handle on top of the lid and leather strips attaching the lid to the basket.
A gradual change is seen in Salish basketry traditions from the 1820's to the 1940's with the decline of utilitarian basket making and the increase in decorated baskets, made for sale.
made for sale
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made for sale
A gradual change is seen in Salish basketry traditions from the 1820's to the 1940's with the decline of utilitarian basket making and the increase in decorated baskets, made for sale.
Trunk-like basket with an attached lid. Rounded, rectangle with slat construction. Coiled with bifurcated stitches on the basket body and the outer edge of the lid. Cedar with imbricated design of cherry bark and grass. Lid has imbricated design on the outer edge and a small amount of beaded stripe design on top. Design on basket body consists of continuous vertical and horizontal bands where both beading and imbrication are used. Horizontal bands are thin strips of black and white beading. Vertical bands alternate black, red, and white imbrication with black and white beading similar to the horizontal bands. Leather handle on top of the lid and leather strips attaching the lid to the basket.
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