Tray Item Number: A2268 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tray constructed with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and an elongated watch-spring construction that forms an overall oval shape. Decorated with checkerboard pyramid shapes in black or red cherry bark with off-white cat-tail grass. Beading in red on back of both handles (several groupings of diagonal lines).
Cultural Context
basketry; economic activity
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Tray
- Identification Number
- A2268
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 6.8 cm, width 36.8 cm, depth 52.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor