Basket Item Number: A2.677 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat-bottomed, rectangular basket with flaring sides. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel splint base construction; overcast rim; partial imbrication. Vertical striped design. Colour: tan.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2.677
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled, overcast and imbricated
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, width 38.0 cm, depth 29.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1960/0629