Burden Basket Item Number: A8827 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Burden basket made of coiled cedar root woven together with cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches and an elongated watch-spring base construction. The upper half is decorated with a meander motif in black bark on white grass, two on each side or end. The lower half has a "cluster of flies" pattern (checkerboard strips) in black cherry bark. Two rawhide loops on one of the wider sides.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; plant technology
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada between 1860 and 1870
- Collected in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada during 1919
- Owned by Mrs. J. A. Quick before August 24, 1965
- Received from Mrs. J. A. Quick (Donor) on August 24, 1965
What
- Name
- Burden Basket
- Identification Number
- A8827
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and rawhide skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 27.6 cm, width 44.5 cm, depth 33.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Squamish
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. J. A. Quick
- Received from
- Mrs. J. A. Quick (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1860 and 1870
- Collection Date
- during 1919
- Ownership Date
- before August 24, 1965
- Acquisition Date
- on August 24, 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 7
- Accession Number
- 2244/0004