Basket Item Number: Nd606 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket with with four sides that taper inwards towards the base, and made with uneven rectangular coiled cedar root construction. The top rim and base foot are made of the cedar root foundation used for the coils. The bottom is constructed on cedar slats and the sides are cedar splints coiled with cedar bark. Red and black cherry bark beading in horizontal bands on the four sides.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nd606
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and beaded
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, width 30.8 cm, depth 21.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0107/0089