Baby Carrier Item Number: A1138 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basketry cradle of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches. Parallel slat base construction with single stitch side reinforcement and an overcast rim. The rim has continuous imbrication in red cherry bark. The body has the first four slats beaded in four rows of white bullrush and one row of black cherry at the head of the cradle. Double-row stepped design in red cherry scattered over the rest.
History Of Use
Basketry cradles are thought to be of relatively recent origin by some basketry experts, such as Andrea Laforet of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. They may first have appeared in the late 1800s or early 1900s. In the early to mid 20th Century basket makers began expanding their reportoire of shapes and styles for collectors, and many new forms were seen including tea cups, tables, suitcases, and hand bags to name a few.
Cultural Context
basketry; children
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1931
- Collected in Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada between 1914 and 1931
- Owned by George E. Darby before 1931
- Received from George E. Darby (Seller) and U.B.C. Class of 1931 (Funding source) during 1931
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- A1138
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, width 29.6 cm, depth 66.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- George E. Darby
- Received from
- George E. Darby (Seller) and U.B.C. Class of 1931 (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1931
- Collection Date
- between 1914 and 1931
- Ownership Date
- before 1931
- Acquisition Date
- during 1931
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 1911/0031