Basket Item Number: Nd623 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled, tan, basket (part a) with bifurcated stitches; watch-spring base and lid (part b) construction. Basket is cylindrical in shape with a shoulder for the lid to rest upon. Both lid and body are partially imbricated. Bottom to top - two rows of beading; animal shapes with horns; single row of red imbrication; animal shapes alternating with triangles; single row of red imbrication; wide cross shapes; single row of red imbrication. The lid (part b) has a triangular design around the sides and along rim; starburst with spokes in center; all in red on cat-tail ground.
History Of Use
Storage basket. Tsilhqot’in weavers made coiled cedar-root baskets imbricated with cat-tail grass and cherry bark (for the darker designs). Animals, figures and geometric designs in bands are worked into their sometimes playful designs in bullrush and cherry bark on cedar root. Baskets were used extensively in communities for carrying, storage and cooking and for trade and sale to non-Native people. Today baskets continue to be valued in First Nations communities for their cultural importance and continue to be used as gifts, in trade and are made for sale.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1930
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Margaret L. Buttimer
- Owned by Alfred J. Buttimer before 1932
- Received from Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor) during 1932
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nd623 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Part A
- height 32.6 cm, diameter 46.4 cm
- Part B
- height 4.3 cm, diameter 35.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tsilhqot'in
- Previous Owner
- Margaret L. Buttimer and Alfred J. Buttimer
- Received from
- Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1930
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1932
- Acquisition Date
- during 1932
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2003/0040 a-b