Basket Item Number: D1.507 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches), long sides curve inwards. Top and bottom row of imbrication in solid cherry bark, row of dark cherry bark beading in middle. Elongated watch-spring base construction.
Cultural Context
basketry; plant technology; storage
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.507
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 7.7 cm, width 16.6 cm, depth 10.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0107/0037