Basket
Item number D1.348 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Part (a) Tall, narrow coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches), with flanged lid, part (b). Parallel splint base and lid construction. Two strand twisted wool handle sewn on to basket in orange and blue, with red pom poms on ends. String through front. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass, with "flying goose" pattern, in vertical rows, alternating rows of red and black cherry bark. One vertical row of black chevrons between two lines sit between two rows of "flying goose". Same on back and front. Side feature elongated diamond shape in black cherry bark. Cherry bark beading on rim. The lid features elongated diamond shapes, alternating in red and black cherry bark, with tips of diamond shapes located along the rim.
History Of Use
According to Sto:lo/Nlaka'pamux Elder Minnie Peters this type of basket was used by men. They wore them on their backs like packs and kept knives and poisoned arrows in them. This type of basket was also used by medicine men for spiritual items. According to basket makers from Mount Currie this basket is a sheet music container used by members of brass band.
Cultural Context
basketry
Iconographic Meaning
Diamonds are associated with good luck. The chevron designs represent flying geese, while the designs in the middle represent arrows.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1911
- Collected in Tait, British Columbia, Canada ? between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.348 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, wool fibre, dye and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Part A
- height 15.2 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 6.3 cm
- Part B
- height 1.7 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 5.6 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Tait, British Columbia, Canada ?
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Tait
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1911
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 6
- Accession Number
- 2004/0129 a-b
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