Work Basket Item Number: A5066 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Upward flaring, rectangular basket with an attached lid fully imbricated in various letters of the alphabet that include "m", "n", "t", "e", and "z" in green and red bullrush on a natural background. Lid is connected to the basket by strings at each of the four corners. Foot has discrete bars of purple on bullrush. Beaded rim is imbricated in green on bullrush; every other slat is beaded in either green or natural bullrush. Parallel slat construction. Foot of one slat and one splint. Flange on the basket.
History Of Use
Storage or work basket.
Item History
- Made by Margaret Peters ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada before 1911
- 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
- Work Basket
- Identification Number
- A5066
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- canary grass, cedar root and aniline dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 19.1 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 20.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Margaret Peters ? (Maker)
- 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
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1911
- Collection Date
- between 1885 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 2004/0036