Flower Basket Item Number: A1882 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base and cross-stitch on rim. One row is partially beaded with a radiating pattern in bark, next row has two alternating beaded stitches, and the following has three alternating beaded stitches.
History Of Use
Basket makers from Mount Currie identified this basket as a flower basket.
Item History
- Made by Julia James ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ? or Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1934
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Flower Basket
- Identification Number
- A1882
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root and bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, diameter 24.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Julia James ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ? or Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1934
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 1960/0233