Basket Item Number: E 1910.28 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
Oval basket with square base woven from yellow cedar bark interspersed with cherry bark. The basket has twined rim and a broken handle made with cedar bark and bark dyed purple.; Good
Context
The basket is possibly Coast Salish, and probably made for sale (G.Crowther). The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher during 1910
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- E 1910.28
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bark, cedar wood and cherry
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Coast Salish ?
- Received from
- Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1910
Other
- Keyword
- Basketry; Food Gathering; Tourist Objects; Containers