Trinket Basket
Item number A1906 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number A1906 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Simple coiled work basket with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base foundation. Basket also has a slat foot. Partially imbricated and beaded with staggered cross-shapes in red. The rim is beaded in red, and the foot is partially beaded in black.
Coiled basketry traditionally had many uses. It was used for storage of foods, medicines and personal belongings. Some baskets were used for cooking and boiling water, while others had more private uses. Haeberlin and Teit (1928) suggest that in the past not all women were basket makers, but that the skill became more widespread during the early and middle twentieth century when basketry was highly collectible and it became a source of income for many local First Nations women. Basket making declined after the 1950s, but it is still present in many Coast Salish communities and interest is growing.
basketry; storage; plant technology
According to the collector's catalogue, this basket has a butterfly design. Butterfly designs are popular amongst the Sto:lo and represent everlasting life.
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basketry; storage; plant technology
Simple coiled work basket with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base foundation. Basket also has a slat foot. Partially imbricated and beaded with staggered cross-shapes in red. The rim is beaded in red, and the foot is partially beaded in black.
According to the collector's catalogue, this basket has a butterfly design. Butterfly designs are popular amongst the Sto:lo and represent everlasting life.
Coiled basketry traditionally had many uses. It was used for storage of foods, medicines and personal belongings. Some baskets were used for cooking and boiling water, while others had more private uses. Haeberlin and Teit (1928) suggest that in the past not all women were basket makers, but that the skill became more widespread during the early and middle twentieth century when basketry was highly collectible and it became a source of income for many local First Nations women. Basket making declined after the 1950s, but it is still present in many Coast Salish communities and interest is growing.
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