Basket Item Number: Nd705 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small oval coil basket with bifurcated stitches. Partial imbrication of alternating dark and red cherry bark in two row step design. Basket is decorated with skin that is looped through attachments at two points in back, and tied around and knotted at front, with white, blue, black and yellow plastic beads at ends. At back the tie has been braided into a handle.
Item History
- Made by Mandy Brown (Maker) in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada during 1992
- Owned by Mandy Brown before July 14, 1992
- Received from Mandy Brown (Donor) on July 14, 1992
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nd705
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, skin, plastic and dye
- Overall
- height 5.2 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Creator
- Mandy Brown (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Mandy Brown
- Received from
- Mandy Brown (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1992
- Ownership Date
- before July 14, 1992
- Acquisition Date
- on July 14, 1992
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 1540/0001