Fishing Creel Item Number: D1.244 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat-back coiled cedar root basket with lid; lid had a semicircular opening in the centre and is attached to the basket by two buckskin thongs. Simple coiled work with parallel splint base construction. Partial imbrication; design of "bird-like" forms in black and white, red/black and white, red and black. Lid has "wing" motifs. Colour: tan.
History Of Use
Nlaka'pamux Elder Shirley Sterling notes that this style of basket is used for fishing, usually trout.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1948
- Collected in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Fishing Creel
- Identification Number
- D1.244
- Type of Item
- creel
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, deer skin ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 28.0 cm, width 36.0 cm, depth 27.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- John M. Buchanan
- Received from
- John M. Buchanan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1948
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 1870/0081