Basket Item Number: 3116/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket with attached lid. Basket is rectangular, woven to create a small checked pattern, and decorated with an encircling large chevron pattern of imbricated red and black bark. A flat lid with inset lip is attached to the basket by two hide thongs, with a further two thongs attached at the front to tie the basket closed. Two long hide thongs are also attached at each side to create handles.
Item History
- Made by Annie Gauthier (Maker) in Mission, British Columbia, Canada between 1900 and 1961
- Owned by Hugh Neil Smith before June 26, 2015
- Received from Hugh Neil Smith (Donor) on June 26, 2015
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3116/2
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, wood, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
- Overall
- height 17.0 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 21.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
- Creator
- Annie Gauthier (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Hugh Neil Smith
- Received from
- Hugh Neil Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mission, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1961
- Ownership Date
- before June 26, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on June 26, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3116/0002