Basket Item Number: A2345 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coiled work (bifurcated stitches) basket with double strand loop work inner border. Watch-spring base construction. Outer rim is single strand loop work. Imbricated design of arrow shapes on body and diamond on lip. Arrow shapes with smaller diamond shapes inside, alternating in black/white/black. Little diamon shapes on rim alternating in red and black.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; economic activity
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before 1949
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during 1949
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2345
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, diameter 17.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- John M. Buchanan
- Received from
- John M. Buchanan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1949
- Acquisition Date
- during 1949
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1869/0010