Basket Item Number: 1719/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round basket with tall, straight sides and fitted, hinged lid. Hinge and fasteners at front are of skin thong. A handle goes from front to back and is made of skin thong with bark coiled around it. Sides and top are decorated with X patterns in brown with dark brown intersections.
Narrative
Anna Billy of Squamish notes that this basket looks like the work of her Aunt, Placida Dan. Accession records note that this basket was made by Mrs. Stanley Dan - an aunt of Mary James (Anna Billy's sister).
Item History
- Made by Placida Dan (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada during 1985
- Owned by Thord Fougberg
- Owned by Margaret Fougberg before March 11, 1997
- Received from Margaret Fougberg (Donor) on March 11, 1997
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 1719/7
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cedar wood, grass, cherry bark and skin
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, diameter 18.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat
- Creator
- Placida Dan (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Thord Fougberg and Margaret Fougberg
- Received from
- Margaret Fougberg (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1985
- Ownership Date
- before March 11, 1997
- Acquisition Date
- on March 11, 1997
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 1719/0007