Basket Item Number: A9008 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid attached. Watch-spring base and lid construction; overcast handle on lid. Partial beading and imbrication. Stepped design on sides alternating black bullrush and red/bullrush; lid - alternating rows of beading and black and bullrush crosses. Rawhide thongs for hinges and ties; plastic button for fastener.
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
- A9008
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- rawhide skin, plastic, cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, diameter 26.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Margaret L. Buttimer and Alfred J. Buttimer
- Received from
- Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1932
- Acquisition Date
- during 1932
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2003/0110