Basket Item Number: D1.430 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket with a flat, rectangular bottom and an oval-shaped top. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat base construction; braided rim; partial beading; two string loops. Geometric patterning in vertical rows in black and red cherry bark: three per row, three stripes per side, one per end.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Port Douglas, British Columbia, Canada 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
- D1.430
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 23.5 cm, width 51.0 cm, depth 30.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- 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
- Collected in
- Port Douglas, 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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 1960/0682