Basket Item Number: Nbz685 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (part a) with an attached lid (part b). Body of basket (part a) is completely covered in imbrication, primarily canary grass background with red cherry bark vertical design elements. Lid (part b) has four rows of imbrication along the edges, same as the body except for some black dyed cherry bark elements. Lid is hinged along one side with cotton string which is sewn into the body of the basket. A small cotton string loop is attached to the top of the lid on the opposite side. The initials A. H. are present on the bottom of the basket in black ink(?).
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; plant technology
Iconographic Meaning
This basket features a variant of the flight of the goose pattern according to Sto:lo basket makers.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1880
- Collected between 1870 and 1880
- Owned by Rout A. Harvey before March 14, 1977
- Received from Rout A. Harvey (Donor) on March 14, 1977
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nbz685 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, dye, cotton fibre, canary grass and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- imbricated, dyed and coiled
- Overall
- height 13.3 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 7.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Rout A. Harvey
- Received from
- Rout A. Harvey (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1880
- Collection Date
- between 1870 and 1880
- Ownership Date
- before March 14, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on March 14, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 0368/0007 a-b