Basket Item Number: 3116/5 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Double basket with lids on both sides (parts b-c). Woven basket is made of two nearly identical round bodies on pedestals. Necks narrow toward the rim, the round flat mouths hold lids. The two halves are attached by weaving, at the bodies' widest part. Basket and lids are decorated with repeating patterns of small crosses made from alternating black and red imbricated bark with a yellow grass centre.
Narrative
A small note with the accompanying papers said the 'double basket' was made by a woman in Lytton, then deceased.
Item History
- Made in Lytton, 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
- 3116/5 a-c
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and grass
- Overall
- height 14.2 cm, width 29.0 cm, depth 14.7 cm
- Part B
- height 2.3 cm, diameter 10.5 cm
- Part C
- height 2.5 cm, diameter 11.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Previous Owner
- Hugh Neil Smith
- Received from
- Hugh Neil Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lytton, 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
- 3116/0005 a-c