Basket
Item number A1901 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Brown basket with simple coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base construction. Cross-stitched on the rim. There are two coiled work handles on the ends, which are partially beaded. Decorated with two horizontal rows of beading per slat. Vertically staggered stitches in red cherry bark/white grass/red cherry bark. Three motifs per side, one per end. The rim is beaded in red.
Cultural Context
basketry; plant technology
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George H. Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A1901
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 10.4 cm, width 18.4 cm, depth 10.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- George H. Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 1960/0243
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