Basket Item Number: D1.501 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Low oval coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches), elongated watch-spring base construction. Imbricated geometric triangular design near rim in cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; plant technology
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1985
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.501
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 17.6 cm, depth 12.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1985
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0107/0031