Basket Item Number: A7606 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular flared, coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction. Most of basket is fully beaded on three sides in horizontal rows of two bands of cat-tail grass (?) staggered with a row of dark cherry bark. Last quarter of basket is plain except for one row of beaded dark cherry bark. Rim is solid line of cat-tail grass (?) with intervals of red or dark cherry bark. Fourth side has three vertical rows of parallel bands alternating in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Skin ties, two on one side at corners, one on opposite side in middle.
History Of Use
Burden basket
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
- A7606
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, cherry bark, dye and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, width 21.8 cm, depth 19.3 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
- good
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 0055/0048