Berry Basket Item Number: A3117 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled cedar root basket with parallel splint base construction. Basket has a trapezoidal shape. Decorated with beading in six horizontal rows of alternating red/black elongated checker beading. Has a skin handle on one side.
History Of Use
Berry basket; also commonly referred to as a burden basket.
Narrative
Acquisition information uncertain; noted as a MacMillan purchase from Kaye Lamb. Lamb worked at UBC c. 1940-1948.
Item History
- Made by Susan Charlie ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1950
- Owned by W. Kaye Lamb
- Received from W. Kaye Lamb (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
What
- Name
- Berry Basket
- Identification Number
- A3117
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- skin, cedar root, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.4 cm, width 7.6 cm, depth 5.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
- Creator
- Susan Charlie ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- W. Kaye Lamb
- Received from
- W. Kaye Lamb (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1950
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2149/0001