Basket Item Number: Nbz709 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval, coiled basket (part a) with lid (part b). Slat bottom on the sides and the lid. Lid (part b) has a handle in the centre and two rows of red and black cherry bark in a beaded design. Basket body (part a) and lower edge of the lid (part b) have continuous bands of white grass beading around the circumference. Each band is composed of three narrow strips.
History Of Use
Possibly a practice basket made from scrap materials by a beginner.
Specific Techniques
Beading and imbrications are used individually and jointly as a means of ornamenting coiled basketry. When finished, ordinary beading looks like a ribbon drawn along the coil after it has been sewn over and under the stitches. A line of imbricated stitches has the appearance of a row of tiny overlapping shingles, only the edges lie vertically, not horizontally.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1939
- Collected between 1937 and 1939
- Owned by Grace Whitaker before January 5, 1977
- Received from Grace Whitaker (Donor) on January 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nbz709 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, dye and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and beaded
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, width 18.7 cm, depth 9.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Grace Whitaker
- Received from
- Grace Whitaker (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1939
- Collection Date
- between 1937 and 1939
- Ownership Date
- before January 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on January 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 0351/0024