Baby Carrier
Item number 3613/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Basketry baby carrier with woven tumpline; made up of slat foundation and sides covered with coiled cedar bark. Carrier is rounded and wider at head; tapered and narrow at foot. Exterior sides and head walls have a repeating checkered square pattern, alternating between red-brown and black; thin bands of undyed bark in between squares. Exterior wall of foot has two squares with half red-brown and half black checkers. Interior of carrier is undecorated. Thin skin straps and ties threaded through top edge, near four corners and head of carrier; tumpline is attached to skin straps at foot. Tumpline has central diamond design with triangles extending from either side; diamond and triangles are undyed. Negative space around shapes done in black, red, and olive green alternating bands.
Narrative
Given to the donor by her ex-husband's mother, c. 1990.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Nicola Watson before February 8, 2023
- Received from Nicola Watson (Donor) on February 8, 2023
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- 3613/1
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- cedar bark, wood, skin, wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 11.3 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 61.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Nicola Watson
- Received from
- Nicola Watson (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 8, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on February 8, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry; textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3613/0001
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