Basket
Item number A9004 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Part (a) Large urn shaped coiled cedar root basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated design of vertical rows of conntected diamonds with cat-tail grass (?) centers, red cherry bark middle row and dark cherry bark as outer row. Lid has a knob handle and is flanged. Imbricated design are single diamonds with crossed bottoms.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; economic activity
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Margaret L. Buttimer
- Owned by Alfred J. Buttimer before 1932
- Received from Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor) during 1932
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A9004 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Part A
- height 16.5 cm, diameter 31.7 cm
- Part B
- height 5.0 cm, diameter 21.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Margaret L. Buttimer and Alfred J. Buttimer
- Received from
- Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1932
- Acquisition Date
- during 1932
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 2003/0107 a-b
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