Basketry Tea Cup Item Number: A7254 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled cedar root cup, part (a), and saucer, part (b) with bifurcated stitches and watch-spring construction. Imbricated cross design in black cherry bark, two alternating rows on cup, one row on saucer. Cup has coiled handle.
Iconographic Meaning
The design on this tea cup is called cluster of flies.
Specific Techniques
According to Sto:lo basket maker Wendy Ritchie fine coiled work like this would be done using a bone rather than a metal awl.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 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 Tea Cup
- Identification Number
- A7254 a-b
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- cedar root, dye, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled, dyed and imbricated
- Part A
- height 5.6 cm, diameter 10.2 cm
- Part B
- height 2.0 cm, diameter 14.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux ?
- 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
- Creation Date
- before 1928
- Ownership Date
- before July 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 8
- Accession Number
- 0021/0003 a-b