Basket
Item number Nd601 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Two handled basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Decorated with partial imbrication using red and black cherry bark and tule reed. Parallel slat base construction on the coil worked handles. Design consists of a pattern of a spear-like floral motif radiating from a central stem with three sets of three on each long side and two sets of three on each short end.
History Of Use
According to Sto:lo basket maker Frieda George this type of basket might be used to carry food or maybe laundry in.
Cultural Context
commercial art trade
Item History
- Made in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada during 1925
- Collected during 1925
- Owned by Brian Fryer before October 20, 1975
- Received from Brian Fryer (Donor) on October 20, 1975
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nd601
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, width 57.7 cm, depth 40.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Previous Owner
- Brian Fryer
- Received from
- Brian Fryer (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1925
- Collection Date
- during 1925
- Ownership Date
- before October 20, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on October 20, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 0292/0001
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