Basket Item Number: 1719/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ovular basket with straight sides and a stiff handle that crosses the shorter dimension. Outer sides are decorated with central cross design in brown, light brown, and dark brown.
Iconographic Meaning
Rose design.
Item History
- Made by Mary Susan James ? (Maker) or Mary Jane Joe ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
- 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
- 1719/17
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, grass, dye and cherry bark
- Overall
- height 21.0 cm, width 18.5 cm, depth 27.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Mary Susan James ? (Maker) or Mary Jane Joe ? (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
- Ownership Date
- before March 11, 1997
- Acquisition Date
- on March 11, 1997
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 1719/0017