Basketry Lid Item Number: A2.699 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, coiled cedar root basket lid with imbricated designs in cherry bark. Parallel slat construction with reinforced stitching on shorter ends. Double diamond design with black along the inner and red along the outer portions.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage
Narrative
This is a basket typical of those made by the Coast Salish and Stl'atl'imx people, although this object was collected in the Telegraph Creek area. Since the late 1800s, coiled basketry has been traded and sold extensively.
Item History
- Made in Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada during 1900
- Owned by C. Y. Rochester
- Owned by M. Ballantyne before June 20, 1974
- Received from M. Ballantyne (Donor) on June 20, 1974
What
- Name
- Basketry Lid
- Identification Number
- A2.699
- Type of Item
- lid
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 3.0 cm, width 64.0 cm, depth 32.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tahltan
- Previous Owner
- C. Y. Rochester and M. Ballantyne
- Received from
- M. Ballantyne (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before June 20, 1974
- Acquisition Date
- on June 20, 1974
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0260/0001