Basket Item Number: D1.420 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rounded fishing box with hinged lid; lid has an oval-shaped hole in the centre. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel splint base construction; watch-spring lid construction; lid has a large hole woven in; flange on lid; partial imbrication; string hinges. Vertical striped design in red/bullrush, black/bullrush curved and shortened to fit design field; back is undecorated; lid has rows of black/bullrush/black with outer rim in red. Rawhide ties and loops.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected 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
- D1.420
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, fibre, dye and rawhide skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, width 36.0 cm, depth 24.0 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
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
- 1960/0677