Basket Item Number: D1.336 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, flat-bottomed basket with flaring sides and linear patterning in red, white and black imbrication; short length of string tied through basket underneath rim. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches): parallel splint base construction; overcast rim; partial imbrication and beading in bulrush. Red and black cherry bark; vertical strips flanked by upper and lower rows of beading in red cherry bark.
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
- D1.336
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 20.0 cm, width 33.5 cm, depth 26.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- 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 32
- Accession Number
- 1960/0666