Basket Item Number: A7620 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Shallow bowl on pedastal coiled basketry (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction. Fully imbricated in grass, with horizontal rows of geometric stepped 'U' design, alternating between black and red cherry bark design, in two rows, third row is one row down from last. Stem is decorated with straight lines, foot is same pattern as on bowl.
Item History
- Made by Susan Andrew ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada during 1881
- 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
- A7620
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and canary grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, diameter 16.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Susan Andrew ? (Maker)
- 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
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1881
- Collection Date
- during 1881
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 0055/0062