Basket Item Number: Nbz706 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, coiled basket with foot and split stitching over slat foundation. Imbricated design in light yellow-brown, light red-brown and black of two rows of v-shapes. Light red-brown beading on rim and foot. Rim with bundle foundation is attached by braiding.
History Of Use
Traditionally, baskets were used for a variety of domestic purposes, but starting in the mid-19th century, many basketry goods were made as sale items to provide a source of cash income.
Cultural Context
cash economy; craft market
Item History
- Made by Cecile Smith ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada before 1916
- Collected between 1905 and 1916
- Owned by Margaret Gill
- Owned by Helen Gill before April 20, 1978
- Received from Helen Gill (Donor) on April 20, 1978
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nbz706
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, grass and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, coiled, braided, beaded and imbricated
- Overall
- height 17.6 cm, diameter 26.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Cecile Smith ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Gill and Helen Gill
- Received from
- Helen Gill (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1916
- Collection Date
- between 1905 and 1916
- Ownership Date
- before April 20, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on April 20, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 0452/0047