Basket Item Number: 2911/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular cedar basket with two handles. The basket is straight sided, but flared slightly toward the top. Two long wrapped handles are attached on both sides. The basket is made up of cedar slats wound with cedar root, alternating with openwork areas. The base has a checkerboard pattern of imbrication, which is partially broken off.
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
- 2911/11
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root and cherry bark
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, width 35.5 cm, depth 17.0 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
- 2911/0011