Basket Item Number: Nbz698 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Slat base and lid construction. Tightly coiled slats for the body of the basket (part a). Red cherry bark and white grass diamond shaped imbrication decorates four sides of the basket. Red cherry bark beading decorates the foot of the basket. Lid (part b) has beaded red cherry bark on the edge and two diamond outlines in red cherry bark imbrication.
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
- Nbz698 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, grass and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled, beaded and imbricated
- Overall
- height 12.5 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 21.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 0107/0098 a-b