Basket Item Number: Nd562 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Part (a) Urn shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with lid, part (b). Imbricated horizontal design of flowering plant, in dark cherry with red cherry centers, alternating with reverse colour configuration. Lid has cedar bark lip, and imbricated design of crosses, in red cherry bark with black centers, alternating with reverse colour configuration.
Narrative
Collected by Henry Castillou from 1910 to 1965.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1965
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nd562 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, cherry bark, cedar bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Part A
- height 13.0 cm, diameter 19.3 cm
- Part B
- height 2.2 cm, diameter 13.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- “Great Basin & Plateau” ?
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1965
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 0107/0066 a-b