Shopping Basket Item Number: A7468 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with handles. Foundation of cedar slats with thick coiled elements of cedar rootlet. Imbrication in black and red cherry bark and bullrush. Chevron shaped designs on sides.
Iconographic Meaning
The design on this basket may represent flying geese or lightning.
Item History
- Made by Rosie Ross ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada before 1900
- Collected before 1900
- Owned by A. D. MacFarlane
- Owned by Edward F. Meade before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller) during May 1961
What
- Name
- Shopping Basket
- Identification Number
- A7468
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, wood, grass and cherry bark
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, width 18.4 cm, depth 40.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Rosie Ross ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- A. D. MacFarlane and Edward F. Meade
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Collection Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 0050/0021