Basket Item Number: A2351 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket of plain coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring base construction. Decorated with partial imbrication and beading. Vertical striped design of shapes in red/white/red and black/white/black (colours are similar horizontally). There are five vertical stripes per side, and three per end. Colour: tan.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2351
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 24.1 cm, width 38.1 cm, depth 29.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 32