Basket Item Number: A1836 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round basker with a flat, circular base, flaring sides and a zigzagging black, red and white pattern around the sides. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches); watch-spring base construction looped and braided (double-coil) rim; partial imbrication.
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
- A1836
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 10.0 cm, diameter 20.0 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
- Accession Number
- 1960/0212