Basketry Tea Cup Item Number: Nd573 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled tea cup-shaped basket (bifurcated stitches) with coiled loop handle on the side. Beaded in cherry bark in three horizontal bands at top rim, middle and base.
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
- Basketry Tea Cup
- Identification Number
- Nd573
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- cedar root, grass and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and beaded
- Overall
- height 7.7 cm, width 13.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Creator
- Theresa Klama Voght ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1910
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 0107/0073