Basket Item Number: 2936/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round woven cedar basket. Basket is coiled in construction and is narrow at the base, flaring slightly toward the rim. The exterior is decorated with red, light brown and dark brown imbrication in three six-sided star motifs. Imbrication also decorates the rim.
Item History
- Made in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ? between 1900 and 1960
- Collected in Woodfibre, British Columbia, Canada between 1918 and 1955
- Owned by Lutia Bidin and Rina Honderich
- Owned by Rina Jardine before January 9, 2012
- Received from Rina Jardine (Donor) on January 9, 2012
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2936/1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark, grass and dye
- Overall
- height 14.2 cm, diameter 17.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Squamish
- Previous Owner
- Lutia Bidin, Rina Honderich and Rina Jardine
- Received from
- Rina Jardine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Woodfibre, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1960
- Collection Date
- between 1918 and 1955
- Ownership Date
- before January 9, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on January 9, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2936/0001