Drinking Basket Item Number: D1.489 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small round coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring construction. Beaded in two alternate rows with dark cherry bark near rim, then red cherry bark, and partial third in black cherry bark. One bead near bottom.
History Of Use
According to Nlak'pamux Elder Shirley Sterling this basket might be a drinking cup.
Item History
- Made in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1910
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Drinking Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.489
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, dye and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 6.5 cm, diameter 11.2 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
- Merritt, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1910
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 0107/0019