Basket Item Number: 2911/8 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rounded cedar basket with lid. The basket is flat at the back, rounded at front and sides, and flaring from the rear corners toward the front. The sides are vertically straight. The lid (part b) was at one time attached by two hide thongs at the back, which remain. A handle (part c) was once attached to the front curve of the basket, and a long leather thong that tied the basket closed hangs from the front just under the rim. The lid has a leather receiving loop for the thong. The top of the lid and bottom of the basket are decorated with large imbricated diamonds, while the sides have several smaller imbricated diamonds.
History Of Use
Lutia Bidin was the mother of the donor. The Bidins 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.
Narrative
Possibly made by Sophie Frank? The diamond, triangle and star patterns are similar to hers (according to a Squamish Language Group attendee, Nov 2022).
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
- 2911/8 a-c
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin and canary grass
- Part A
- height 13.2 cm, width 26.6 cm, depth 25.5 cm
- Part B
- height 2.6 cm, width 25.4 cm, depth 27.2 cm
- Part C
- height 1.0 cm, width 11.3 cm, depth 5.3 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2911/0008 a-c