Basket Item Number: A1985 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction and a foot. Basket also has a coiled handle attached to loops on rim. Decorated with 'X', staggered in red or black cherry bark. Foot is beaded with red cherry bark.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; economic activity
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- 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
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A1985
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cherry bark, cedar root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, diameter 20.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- 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
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- 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
- 1960/0268