Basketry Tray Item Number: A2374 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basketry tray of simple coiled work with unsplit stitches on the base and bifurcated stitches on the sides. Coiled handles, splint rim, and partial beading and imbrication. Two cross shapes in red flank a tri-colour diamond shaped with random beading in the centre. Sides of the basket are beaded in red near the rim and feature a series of three staggered red stitches (one in grass and one in red cherry bark, and then again in grass). Some are beaded and some are imbricated.
Cultural Context
basketry; food service; economic activity
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
- Basketry Tray
- Identification Number
- A2374
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, grass and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 9.5 cm, width 52.1 cm, depth 28.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- 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
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34
- Accession Number
- 0107/0007