Basket Item Number: D1.417 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular coiled basket with parallel base construction and large foot. Imbricated design of diamonds in checkerboard, two on long side in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and one on short side in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot is beaded in cat-tail grass (?), which may indicate this basket was made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C.
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
- D1.417
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 9.8 cm, width 20.7 cm, depth 13.3 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1870/0080