Burden Basket Item Number: A3408 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large flared, rectangular coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches). Most of basket is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) background with vertical geometric scroll design in two parallel bands of red, and dark cherry bark. At rim are intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. On each long side is a black cherry bark cross between the vertical pattern. On lower portion of basket are "cluster of flies" checkerboard bands of red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1900
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Margaret L. Buttimer
- Owned by Alfred J. Buttimer before 1932
- Received from Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor) during 1932
What
- Name
- Burden Basket
- Identification Number
- A3408
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, canary grass, dye and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 34.7 cm, width 53.5 cm, depth 44.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- Margaret L. Buttimer and Alfred J. Buttimer
- Received from
- Alfred J. Buttimer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1932
- Acquisition Date
- during 1932
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 2003/0092