Basket Item Number: A3202 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oblong coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of two diamonds, each with vertical band on each side, in dark cherry bark with grass. Two small black cherry bark diamonds with red cherry bark centre and two black cherry bark triangular shapes along one side of rim.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1925 and 1928
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3202
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 6.5 cm, width 19.7 cm, depth 15.0 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 1928
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1870/0007