Basket Item Number: 1403/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oblong, coiled basket with four slightly angled sides. The exterior is decorated with two bands of opposite facing birds and animals that appear to be caribou. Above these bands are two bands of geometric decoration.
History Of Use
Burden basket. Tsilhqot’in weavers made coiled cedar-root baskets imbricated with cat-tail grass and cherry bark (for the darker designs). Animals, figures and geometric designs in bands are worked into their sometimes playful designs in bullrush and cherry bark on cedar root. Baskets were used extensively in communities for carrying, storage and cooking and for trade and sale to non-natives. Today baskets continue to be valued in First Nations communities for their cultural importance and continue to be used as gifts, in trade and are made for sale.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Ann Saxman before January 9, 1990
- Received from Ann Saxman (Donor) on January 9, 1990
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1403/1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- reed grass, spruce root and bark
- Overall
- height 15.3 cm, width 31.9 cm, depth 19.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tsilhqot'in
- Previous Owner
- Ann Saxman
- Received from
- Ann Saxman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 9, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on January 9, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1403/0001