Basket Item Number: A8481 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Open work coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with open work foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of 4 staggered rows of cross figures in black cherry bark and grass, and red cherry bark and grass. Also, small figures in red cherry bark and grass along foot.
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
- A8481
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, coiled, imbricated and braided
- Overall
- height 12.5 cm, diameter 21.5 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0115/0010