Basket Item Number: D1.405 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval, flared coiled work (bifurcated stitches)basket wtih elongated watch-spring base construction. Two string loops (where tumpline may have been attached). Cherry bark beading at rim. Imbricated design in "cluster of flies" (vertical checkerboard stripes) in various combinations of black and red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).
History Of Use
Burden basket
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
- D1.405
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 12.3 cm, width 20.8 cm, depth 16.8 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
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1870/0025