Basketry Tray Item Number: A8213 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular tan cedar root tray with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction, and partial imbrication. Five central rows alternate in red cherry bark and grass. Four vertical stripes composed of the letters "N" in red and "M" in black split the design field into four. Staggered between, there are y-like shapes in black, red and white, with alternating red and black arrowhead shapes around the inner rim and outer edge.
History Of Use
Sto:lo basket maker Frieda George thought that this tray might have been used in church services.
Iconographic Meaning
The triangular elements with the crosses on the top may represent a church according to Nlaka'pamux basket maker Minnie Peters and Sto:lo basket makers Elizabeth Herrling and her granddaughter Frieda George. Frieda suggests that the letters may indicate what church this tray is from.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1962
- Collected in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Brenton Family
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
- Name
- Basketry Tray
- Identification Number
- A8213
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- cedar root, dye, grass and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 4.3 cm, diameter 45.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
- Previous Owner
- Brenton Family and Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1962
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0081/0120 a