Basket Item Number: A7431 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with handles made of coiled cedar root. Parallel slat base construction with foot. Overcase edge with top coiled row separating off into a handle at either side. Decorated with a black, red, and white imbricated design of continuous v-shapes, creating a large zig zag all around.
Iconographic Meaning
The horizontal zigzag design on this basket has several meanings. The more common are: rainbow, necklace, and grasshopper.
Item History
- Made by Margaret Peters ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada between 1900 and 1950
- Owned by B. H. Gunning before April 17, 1961
- Received from B. H. Gunning (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on April 17, 1961
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A7431
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, wood, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Overall
- height 13.9 cm, width 27.9 cm, depth 24.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Margaret Peters ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- B. H. Gunning
- Received from
- B. H. Gunning (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1950
- Ownership Date
- before April 17, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on April 17, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 0047/0002