Basket Item Number: D1.421 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base construction, and partial imbrication and beading. Discrete "butterfly" designs: red beaded wings and feelers, and black imbricated body staggered with partial forms of same design; wings only and bottom half of butterfly.
Iconographic Meaning
The design on this basket represents butterflies. Sto:lo basket maker Frieda George identifies this design as meaning everlasting life.
Item History
- Made by Matilda Thomas ? (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1934
- Collected in Nicola, British Columbia, Canada between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.421
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 35.0 cm, depth 18.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
- Creator
- Matilda Thomas ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Nicola, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1934
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 1960/0678