Basket Item Number: D1.398 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Elongated oval coiled basket with (bifurcated stitches) a sharp bend in the middle of each side. elongated watch-spring base construction. Double loop border at rim. Foot has two beaded rows of cat-tail grass (?). Imbricated degin on body is in checkered diamonds alternating in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.398
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, dye, cedar root and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 7.3 cm, width 22.5 cm, depth 10.2 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 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 1870/0054