Basket Item Number: A7605 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with high wall on one side with a hanging loop formed from top row of coils. Parallel slat base construction with single diagonal reinforcement stitches. Interior of high side is beaded in parallel rows of grass. Exterior fully imbricated in grass with dark cherry bark imbricated letters on front that say "COMB"; vertical band of horizontal stripes in red cherry bark on each short side. Similar vertical design in red cherry bark on back. Handle has grass beading.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage
Item History
- Made by Maggie Nelson (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada during 1881
- Collected during 1881
- Owned by William Rowe
- Owned by Margaret Ades before August 17, 1961
- Received from Margaret Ades (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on August 17, 1961
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A7605
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 14.3 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 9.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Maggie Nelson (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- William Rowe and Margaret Ades
- Received from
- Margaret Ades (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1881
- Collection Date
- during 1881
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 0055/0047