Basket Item Number: D1.382 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with rawhide ties which formed a handle at one time. Watch-spring base construction. Four rows are beaded, top two near rim in red cotton, the next in red cherry bark at the middle of basket, and the last in dark cherry bark near the bottom. The bottom also has a row of beaded red cherry bark.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1925 and 1928
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.382
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cotton fibre, rawhide skin and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, diameter 23.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Previous Owner
- John M. Buchanan
- Received from
- John M. Buchanan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1925 and 1928
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1870/0127