Basketry Side Table
Item number A7253 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Coiled basketry table constructed from cedar splints and unidentified wood foundation. Coiled cedar root elements and watch-spring construction of table top. Rim of table is finished with loopwork. Imbricated triangular designs on table top in red and black cherry bark with cat-tail. Legs are nailed on to table top. An overcast ring has been attached to the legs as a support structure. This ring or support has broken.
Iconographic Meaning
This table is decorated with half-diamond designs. Minnie Peters notes that this design means good luck.
Item History
- Made by Mathilda Chapman ? (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1928
- Collected between 1925 and 1928
- Owned by Sheila Buchanan and G. S. Scholefield before July 1960
- Received from Sheila Buchanan (Donor) and G. S. Scholefield (Donor) during July 1960
What
- Name
- Basketry Side Table
- Identification Number
- A7253
- Type of Item
- table
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, wood, cat-tail grass and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled, dyed and imbricated
- Overall
- height 53.5 cm, diameter 36.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Creator
- Mathilda Chapman ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Sheila Buchanan and G. S. Scholefield
- Received from
- Sheila Buchanan (Donor) and G. S. Scholefield (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1928
- Collection Date
- between 1925 and 1928
- Ownership Date
- before July 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0021/0002
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