Basket Item Number: A8470 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with lip. Parallel base construction. Imbricated design of flowers with leaves, alternating in dark or red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers. Lip has small pyramid shapes alternating in red or dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) in center.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1910
- Owned by Mrs. A. C. Whitley
- Owned by Paul Whitley before 1964
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Paul Whitley (Seller) during 1964
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8470
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, coiled, overcast and imbricated
- Overall
- height 8.7 cm, width 28.2 cm, depth 19.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. A. C. Whitley and Paul Whitley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Paul Whitley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1910
- Ownership Date
- before 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0115/0036