Basket Item Number: D1.494 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large round coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction, and a foot of five coiled rows. Partially imbricated with horizontal bands of two red cherry bark ribbons with black crosses, and cat-tail grass (?) centres, alternating with vertical black cherry bark bands, in between. Bottom two rows, which include foot, are two ribbons of cat-tail grass (?) with red cherry bark crosses with cat-tail (?) centers, alternating with vertical red cherry bark bands. Foot is partially imbricated with red cherry bark crosses with cat-tail grass (?) center, alternating with vertical bands of red cherry bark.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; plant technology
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
- D1.494
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, diameter 25.5 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
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0107/0024