Basket Item Number: A6951 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches), with parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and design of stepped diagonal rows alternating in red and dark cherry bark. Rawhide handles on each side.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1951
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A6951
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
- Overall
- height 10.8 cm, width 26.8 cm, depth 16.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good