Basket Item Number: D1.297 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction with reinforcement stitches. Upper half of basket is fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with vertical rows in dark cherry bark, red cherry bark on one side, that are in different positions on every side. Base has one row of solid imbrication in dark cherry bark. String throug one long side.
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
- D1.297
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 13.5 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 1870/0049