Basket Item Number: 2742/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval shaped open basket with two large wrapped wood handles tied on with skin. On the outside wall, black and red cherry bark and light yellow grass have been interwoven with the basket weave to create a checkerboard design.
Narrative
Previously belonged to the donor's wife, who had inherited documents, photographs and Nlaka’pamux baskets from the family of her grandfather, Ewen MacLeod (1881-1931). The materials were said to have been given to the family of her grandfather at his funeral. MacLeod was born in Scotland and immigrated to Canada c. 1903. In 1915 he moved with his family to Lytton, BC to work as a Farm Instructor and Indian Constable; in c. 1920 he was promoted to Indian Agent for the Lytton area, a post he occupied until his death in a car accident in 1931. The photos, photo albums and textual records that were donated to the MOA Archives in 2009 were later transferred to the Lytton Museum and Archives due to their relevance to the Lytton area.
Item History
- Made in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ? during 1931
- Collected during 1931
- Owned by Fred Witzel before May 29, 2009
- Received from Fred Witzel (Donor) on May 29, 2009
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2742/2
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cedar wood, cat-tail grass, cherry bark, skin and dye
- Overall
- height 12.5 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 27.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- Fred Witzel
- Received from
- Fred Witzel (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1931
- Collection Date
- during 1931
- Ownership Date
- before May 29, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on May 29, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2742/0002