Basket Item Number: A2329 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bowl-shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction. Decorated with two rows of beading, alternating between grass, red and dark cherry bark. Bottom row is imbricated, alternating in all three colours.
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
- A2329
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 4.7 cm, diameter 11.2 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 1869/0001