Basket Item Number: 2911/2 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular cedar basket with lid. The construction is cedar root wrapped over a slat structure. The basket is decorated with a central imbricated motif on each side, red and white on the long sides, and black and white on the short sides and lid. Short double lines of red imbrication can be seen around the lip. The lid is flat, with an interior rim that fits inside the basket mouth.
Narrative
Lutia Bidin was the mother of the donor, Rina Honderich. The Bidins had immigrated to Canada in the early 1900s, and moved from Deroche, BC to Woodfibre, BC c. 1918. Rina remembered women from Squamish canoeing over to Woodfibre to trade with her mother. Her mother would trade things like knitted socks, clothing and mats that she had made, for baskets that the Squamish women had made. Each would make a pile and when both sides agreed the exchange would take place. The baskets were used during the daily life of the family.
Item History
- Made in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in Woodfibre, British Columbia, Canada between 1918 and 1955
- Owned by Lutia Bidin
- Owned by Rina Honderich before July 25, 2011
- Received from Rina Honderich (Donor) on July 25, 2011
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2911/2 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, grass and cherry bark
- Part A
- height 13.3 cm, width 36.6 cm, depth 22.0 cm
- Part B
- height 2.7 cm, width 36.5 cm, depth 20.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Squamish
- Previous Owner
- Lutia Bidin and Rina Honderich
- Received from
- Rina Honderich (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Woodfibre, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1918 and 1955
- Ownership Date
- before July 25, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2911/0002 a-b