Basket Item Number: D1.261 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with four sides; the sides taper towards the base. The basket is constructed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with an elongated watch-spring base construction and cross-stitching on the rim. One row of reinforcement stitching on base (mended by re-weaving). Decorated with partial imbrication in a butterfly pattern: two black/two off-white/two black; or two dark red/two off-white/two dark red. The rim is beaded with dark red bark.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1934
- 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
- D1.261
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 30.5 cm, width 45.1 cm, depth 33.7 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
- Creation Date
- before 1934
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 1960/0657