Baby Carrier Item Number: Nd657 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket of skin stretched over a wooden slat frame. Slats are round with strips of cotton and cotton cord. Cardboard is set into the bottom between the skin and the slats. Yellow, orange, and black floral print cotton is stretched over the outside frame and tied with skin strips to the inside of the frame. Two red-patterned, cotton flannel squares are tied to the frame bottom to form a bundling blanket that laces up with a blue and purple wool ? string. Two blue, green, and white floral print, quilted carrying straps, one at each end. Wood handle is looped over the top and tied to the sides by skin strips. A skin and string lace runs end to end and loops over the handle. At the wider end, three items are pinned to the cloth, from bottom to top; a Christian medal, a strip of loom woven beadwork of red, orange, blue, and yellow, and a blue glass brooch.
History Of Use
Used to hold and carry a baby.
Narrative
The donors said this basket was left at the Williams Lake Hospital by a woman from the Chilcotin band, sometime between 1970-72, intended for a new mother in the hospital. However it was never used. The hospital kept the basket until 1976 but the owner never returned for it, so they decided to donate it to a museum.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada during 1970
- Collected in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada between 1972 and 1976
- Owned by William Speare and Mrs. William Speare before October 11, 1976
- Received from William Speare (Donor) and Mrs. William Speare (Donor) on October 11, 1976
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- Nd657
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- wool fibre ?, paper, skin, wood and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- stretched, sewn, quilted and bound
- Overall
- height 43.0 cm, width 36.0 cm, depth 86.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tsilhqot'in
- Previous Owner
- William Speare and Mrs. William Speare
- Received from
- William Speare (Donor) and Mrs. William Speare (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1970
- Collection Date
- between 1972 and 1976
- Ownership Date
- before October 11, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on October 11, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 30
- Accession Number
- 0341/0001