Berry Basket
Item number Nd581 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Coiled burden basket in a traditional trapezoidal shape. Beaded cherry bark in bands decorate the basket. Back side of the basket has two hide loops to which a denim fabric carrying scrap is attached.
History Of Use
According to Nlak'pamux Elder Shirley Sterling this type of basket was used for picking berries. The loops on the basket are where it was attached to a belt worn around the waist. This left the hands free for picking. Small baskets such as this one would be emptied into a larger basket that was placed on the ground nearby according to Nlaka'pamux Elder and basket maker Minnie Peters.
Item History
- Made by Theresa Klama Voght ? (Maker) in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada before 1910
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Berry Basket
- Identification Number
- Nd581
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark, skin, cotton fibre and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and beaded
- Overall
- height 33.0 cm, width 51.5 cm, depth 32.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Creator
- Theresa Klama Voght ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1910
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0107/0091
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