Basket Item Number: 2936/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular woven cedar basket with attached lid. Basket is made with cedar root wrapped around an under-structure of cedar slats. The exterior is decorated with red, light brown and dark brown imbrication in a large zigzag pattern. The lid is attached to the basket with two hide thongs on one of the longer sides. It is decorated with a pattern of imbricated squares in the same colour as that on the body. There are two hide ties attached to the front of the basket and the edge of the lid to tie it closed.
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
- 2936/5
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin and canary grass
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 13.0 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
- 2936/0005