Basket
Item number Nb11.325 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Nb11.325 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat shoulder and a flat, fitted circular lid (b). Cedar bark flange of looped cedar bark warp strands. Sides are grass faced wrapped twining. Base is plain with central checker work. Design consists of geometric motif on a wide purple band around the middle of the basket. Bands at top and bottom of basket: two purple, one yellow, one green, one yellow, one purple. Small purple twined stitches form two rows of double dots above and below last band of purple on top and bottom. Round wrapped twined lid with dark blue geometric design around purple centre. Bands around rim of lid: two red-orange, one yellow, one green, one yellow, and two orange.
Traditionally, baskets were used for a variety of domestic purposes, but starting in the mid-19th century, most baskets were made as sale items to provide a source of cash income.
cash economy; craft market
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cash economy; craft market
Traditionally, baskets were used for a variety of domestic purposes, but starting in the mid-19th century, most baskets were made as sale items to provide a source of cash income.
Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat shoulder and a flat, fitted circular lid (b). Cedar bark flange of looped cedar bark warp strands. Sides are grass faced wrapped twining. Base is plain with central checker work. Design consists of geometric motif on a wide purple band around the middle of the basket. Bands at top and bottom of basket: two purple, one yellow, one green, one yellow, one purple. Small purple twined stitches form two rows of double dots above and below last band of purple on top and bottom. Round wrapped twined lid with dark blue geometric design around purple centre. Bands around rim of lid: two red-orange, one yellow, one green, one yellow, and two orange.
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