Basket Item Number: A3115 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled (with bifurcated stitches) basket and lid (part b). Basket has imbrication of alternating diagonal bands of black with white interior or red with white interior. Watch-spring base construction.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1925 and 1928
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3115 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Part A
- height 11.4 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
- Part B
- height 1.5 cm, diameter 12.4 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 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1871/0004 a-b