Basket Item Number: D1.492 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, woven, tan-coloured basket that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring base construction and partial imbrication. Vertical striped design in red/black/red cherry bark and white/red cherry bark/white grass alternating with a stripe of black/white/black and red/black/red. Four vertical rows on each long side and three vertical rows on each short end. One row of beading on the base. Pattern does not cover the four rows near the base.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1910
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.492
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 24.5 cm, width 38.0 cm, depth 28.2 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
- Merritt, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1910
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 0107/0022