Basketry Tray Item Number: A8512 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled cedar root tray with handles. Round in shape with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction, and sides with slat foundation. Separated handles and overcast rim with flat braiding under the handles. Partial imbrication on the interior base only. Design is a four-pointed star pattern of black (exterior) and red (interior) cherry bark. There are also four chevron figures in black and red in parallel position to the star.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage
Iconographic Meaning
The design on this tray represents a star, according to Nlaka'pamux basket maker Minnie Peters.
Narrative
Sto:lo basket maker Bruce Chapman identifies this tray as being similar to those made by his father, Francis Chapman (Chehalis) of Nlaka'pamux ancestry.
Item History
- Made by Francis Chapman ? (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1945
- 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
- Basketry Tray
- Identification Number
- A8512
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- cherry bark, cedar root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 45.4 cm, depth 42.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Creator
- Francis Chapman ? (Maker)
- 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
- Creation Date
- before 1945
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1945
- Ownership Date
- before November 6, 1964
- Acquisition Date
- on November 6, 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0116/0030