Basketry Tray
Item number A8213 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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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 cat-tail 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/white, and alternating red and black "arrowheads" around the inner rim and around the 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, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 4.3 cm, diameter 45.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
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)
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
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