Basket Item Number: A8867 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled work basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid (A8867 b). Watch-spring base construction and indented 1 slat flange along rim. Imbricated pattern of diagonal rows of 'i' figures in cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark. Row of horizontal bands of imbrication on top row. Cedar flange on rim exposed.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1949
- Owned by Hunter C. Lewis and Mrs. Hunter C. Lewis before June 1965
- Received from Hunter C. Lewis (Donor) and Mrs. Hunter C. Lewis (Donor) during June 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8867 a
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, diameter 27.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Hunter C. Lewis and Mrs. Hunter C. Lewis
- Received from
- Hunter C. Lewis (Donor) and Mrs. Hunter C. Lewis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1949
- Ownership Date
- before June 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0131/0015 a