Basket Item Number: A8502 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small cedar root carrying basket with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base, and an overcast splint rim. Two coiled handles. Decorated with partial beading where every other slat is beaded (2:2 ratio). Beading on the slats alternates in red and black cherry bark.
Cultural Context
basketry; trade; plant technology; storage.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1920 and 1945
- Owned by Grace M. Frost before November 6, 1964
- Received from Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on November 6, 1964
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8502
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, dye and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 8.9 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 7.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Grace M. Frost
- Received from
- Grace M. Frost (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1945
- Ownership Date
- before November 6, 1964
- Acquisition Date
- on November 6, 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 0116/0026