Basket Item Number: Nbz852 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval shaped openwork coiled cedar root basket. Parallel wood slat base construction. Walls of basket are made with two slats followed by an openwork area then two more slats, with two openwork areas overall. The rim is decorated with entwined loopwork. The slats are decorated with rows of beading in canary grass, red and black dyed cherry bark.
Cultural Context
basketry; contemporary art; tourist art
Narrative
Diane Billy was one of the students in a class on basket making taught by Margaret Lester at the Pemberton Museum in 1989. There were five students who lived together in an old house for the duration of the course and learned basket making Monday - Friday from nine to four between the months of May and October. Several of the baskets in the Fouberg donation came from this class. The Foubergs were involved with programming at the Pemberton Museum. Diane also made a cradle while she took this course, it was purchased by a couple from Fiji.
Item History
- Made by Diane Billy (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1989
- Collected in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Thord Fougberg
- Owned by Margaret Fougberg before March 11, 1997
- Received from Margaret Fougberg (Donor) on March 11, 1997
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nbz852
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar wood, cherry bark, dye, canary grass and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 33.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Squamish
- Creator
- Diane Billy (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Thord Fougberg and Margaret Fougberg
- Received from
- Margaret Fougberg (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before March 11, 1997
- Acquisition Date
- on March 11, 1997
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- excellent
- Current Location
- Case 4
- Accession Number
- 1719/0004