Basket
Item number A8986 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rectangular coiled carrying basket (with bifurcated stitches). Parallel coiled base construction (changing to watch-spring at edges). Imbrication of vertical diamond and half-diamond (or triangular) shape in vertical arrangement (2 on each of the larger sides, 1 on each of the shorter sides). Black and red are reversed in alternate figures.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1925 and 1928
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A8986
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 22.0 cm, depth 16.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Previous Owner
- John M. Buchanan
- Received from
- John M. Buchanan (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1925 and 1928
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 1870/0164
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