Burden Basket Item Number: D1.440 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular slightly flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel splint base construction. Upper half of basker is fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with design on upper half of basket of zig-zag pattern outlined in dark cherry bark, then cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark center. Alternaing intervals of red and dark cherry bark along rim. Lower half is imbricated with zig-zag pattern with flat bottoms and tops, in cat-tail grass (?). Two rows of dark cherry bark imbrication on bottom. Two rawhide loops and long knotted handle on one long side, one loop at center and long knotted handle on other long side, one long thong on each short side.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Burden Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.440
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 22.6 cm, width 29.7 cm, depth 25.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good