Basket Item Number: A6421 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches). Imbricated design of horizontally adjoined diamond shapes in cat-tail grass ? and either red or dark cherry bark. Bottom has parallel coiling in center, surrounded by watch-spring construction.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Mrs. G. H. Ashwell
- Owned by Mrs. W. M. Ivel before February 15, 1954
- Received from Mrs. W. M. Ivel (Donor) on February 15, 1954
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6421
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Overall
- height 11.8 cm, diameter 19.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. G. H. Ashwell and Mrs. W. M. Ivel
- Received from
- Mrs. W. M. Ivel (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before February 15, 1954
- Acquisition Date
- on February 15, 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2001/0015