Basket
Item number A1892 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Brown cylindrical basket with interlocking coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and watch-spring base construction. Openwork looped section mid-basket with loop work border along the rim of the basket. Entire basket is decorated with beading with the exception of the loop work. The sides are beaded in strips of red cherry bark and in cat-tail grass. The fifth row is red cherry bark. Beading is done in a 2:1 ratio with two beaded rows per slat.
History Of Use
Work basket
Cultural Context
basketry; plant technology
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
- A1892
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 15.2 cm, diameter 40.6 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry 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 4
- Accession Number
- 1960/0237
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