Basket Item Number: D1.331 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large flared, rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring base construction. Upper half is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with designs including elongated bow-tie like shape, with diamond in center, outlined in black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Corners have "flying goose" pattern in bands of red and dark cherry bark. Rim has intervals of red and dark cherry bark stitches. Lower portion of basket has double parallel rows of zig-zag in cat-tail grass (?). Rawhide front and back loops and handle.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Lillooet, 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
- D1.331
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, crabapple bark, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 27.5 cm, width 45.0 cm, depth 33.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 2004/0123