Basket Item Number: A7926 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven coil basket with a flat, rectangular bottom, flaring sides and an open rectangular top. White, red and black dyed cherry bark in vertical, triangle-shaped geometric designs around the sides.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1925
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A7926
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, grass, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Overall
- height 28.5 cm, width 43.0 cm, depth 32.0 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
- during 1925
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 1870/0161