Basket Item Number: A2300 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, tan-coloured basket that is rectangular in cross section and that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction and an overcast rim. Decorated with partial imbrication in a continuous design made up of three non-distinct horizontal rows which cover the top two-thirds of the design field. The lower third is filled with bands of vertical check figures in red and white, and black and white.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; travel
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A2300
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 33.0 cm, width 51.8 cm, depth 40.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 29