Basket Item Number: D1.354 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular woven basket with flaring sides. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); elongated watch-spring base construction overcast rim; foot of two coiled rows. Six figures in red and bullrush (two on each side, one on each end) of complex vertical double arrow design (may be a floral representation. C. White.). Three looped hide thong handles. Colour: tan.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Lillooet, 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
- D1.354
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.4 cm, width 19.7 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- 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
- Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 1960/0670