Basket Item Number: A7255 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with coiled handles attached to loops along top border. Elongated watch-spring construction. Imbricated design of four single rows of bands of red cherry bark, alternating with bands of cat-tail grass (?), dark and red cherry bark. Between rows of imbrication are rows of spacers between coil rows. Slightly raised bottom of basket.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1920 and 1950
- 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
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A7255
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
- Overall
- height 23.0 cm, width 29.8 cm, depth 17.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Previous Owner
- Sheila Buchanan and G. S. Scholefield
- Received from
- Sheila Buchanan (Donor) and G. S. Scholefield (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1950
- Ownership Date
- before July 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0021/0004