Basket Item Number: A2359 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tan basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and two strand loop work border. Basket is fully beaded in a horizontal, elongated chevron design which alternates in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2359
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, width 35.6 cm, depth 24.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- 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 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 0107/0006