Basket Item Number: A3220 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular woven basket with a flat bottom and slightly flaring sides. Design on side: eight alternating (red/black) oblique rows of four rectangles each (connecting at corners) with bulrush interiors "step" design. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches). With watch-spring base construction and overcase rim; partial imbrication. Colours: red, black, tan.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1925 and 1927
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3220
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, diameter 32.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Previous Owner
- John M. Buchanan
- Received from
- John M. Buchanan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1925 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 1870/0024