Basket Item Number: A7626 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot composed of 5 coiled rows. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design in continuous horizontal staggered bands in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and red cherry bark. Beading in red cherry bark along bottom of bowl, and solid line of imbrication in cat-tail grass (?) at top of foot. Foot has same horizontal band configuration as above.
Item History
- Made in Canada ?
- 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
- A7626
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, diameter 14.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- 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
- Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1881
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0055/0068