Basket Item Number: A2263 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled (with bifurcated stitches) cedar root basket with lid. Watch-spring base and lid construction, an overcast rim, and a flange on the lid. Decorated with imbricated designs, a series of small birds (stylized) in red/black and black/white.
History Of Use
Storage basket.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; economic activity
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2263 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Part A
- height 13.7 cm, width 22.0 cm, depth 19.5 cm
- Part B
- height 2.0 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 12.5 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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 32