Basket Item Number: 3147/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cedar bark basket. Base is rectangular, and short, straight walls lead to a rounded rim. Interior is divided in half by a partition also made of bark, top rounded and sitting higher than basket edge, with a hole for a handle at centre. Imbrication in dark red and black cherry bark decorates the sides of the basket in sets of short diagonal lines.
Item History
- Made by Mary Charles (Maker) in Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mary Charles
- Owned by N. Rose Point before 2012
- Owned by Wayne Point before February 9, 2016
- Received from Wayne Point (Donor) on February 9, 2016
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3147/5
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar bark and cherry bark
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 18.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Sto:lo
- Creator
- Mary Charles (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Mary Charles, N. Rose Point and Wayne Point
- Received from
- Wayne Point (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 2012 and before February 9, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on February 9, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3147/0005