Baby Carrier Item Number: Nbz829 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled cedar root cradle with parallel wood slat base construction. Wide, rounded walls at proximal end and narrow, flat walls at distal end. Overcast rim is decorated with red beading. Intricate white beaded design around the proximal end which covers the four top slats with five rows of beading per slat. The white imbrication also covers almost one entire side of the cradle, and about one third of the other side. Red cherry bark designs, in arrow shapes, are on one side as well. The distal end is undecorated.
History Of Use
Basketry cradles are thought to be of relatively recent origin by some basketry experts, such as Andrea Laforet of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. They may first have appeared in the late 1800s or early 1900s. In the early to mid 20th Century basket makers began expanding their reportoire of shapes and styles for collectors, and many new forms were seen including tea cups, tables, suitcases, and hand bags to name a few.
Item History
- Made by Placida Dan ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada before 1950
- Owned by Virginia Lee before April 22, 1982
- Received from Virginia Lee (Donor) on April 22, 1982
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- Nbz829
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- wood, cedar root, cherry bark and canary grass
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 72.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Placida Dan ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Virginia Lee
- Received from
- Virginia Lee (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1950
- Ownership Date
- before April 22, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on April 22, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 0797/0005