Basket Item Number: A5038 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square shaped coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) that tapers to a short flared foot. Three horizontal rows of imbrication, ouer two of cherry bark and middle of cat-tail gras (?), with repeating cross lines of cat-tail grass (?). The upper rim is beaded with black cherry bark. Parallel slat vase construction at base.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1885 and 1911
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A5038
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.2 cm, width 18.0 cm, depth 17.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2004/0029