Basket Item Number: 2785/2 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket with lid (part b). Cedar slat and root construction. Decoration is four horizontal bands of light coloured grass, and large diamond patterns of red and brown bark are woven into the four sides, with red and brown rectangles decorating the lid. Handle straps consist of two off-white strips of hide, spliced at each end, looped through the bark weave of each long sides and knotted.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Peter Roaf before February 5, 2010
- Received from Peter Roaf (Donor) on February 5, 2010
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 2785/2 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cedar wood, rawhide skin, cherry bark and grass
- Overall
- height 17.0 cm, width 39.0 cm, depth 25.0 cm
- Part A
- height 16.0 cm, width 39.0 cm, depth 25.0 cm
- Part B
- height 3.0 cm, width 39.0 cm, depth 23.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Peter Roaf
- Received from
- Peter Roaf (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2785/0002 a-b