Basket
Item number Nd609 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Part (a) Elongated oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with pointed ends and attached lid, part (b). Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with rows of geometric diagonal stepped design alternating in dark and red cherry bark. Same configuration is repeated on flanged lid except at center, which has two beaded rows of cat-tail grass (?). Rawhide ties, handles and hinges. Basket looks Interior Salish, similar to D1.364 and D1.290.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Phyllis D. Phare before January 30, 1976
- Received from Phyllis D. Phare (Donor) on January 30, 1976
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nd609 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
- Overall
- height 9.8 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 13.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Phyllis D. Phare
- Received from
- Phyllis D. Phare (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 30, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on January 30, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 0296/0002 a-b
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