Basketry Tray Item Number: D1.394 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basketry tray of simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches, curved splint base construction, and sides comprised of four splint rows. Back is somewhat crescent shaped but with blunt ends. It is decorated with partial imbrication of dark brown cherry bark cross designs, with red in the center. Design is all around outside of rim, but rear of basket at back of crescent has three crosses in red bark with grass in center. May have had a looped border on top of the rim at one time?
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; economic activity
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1925 and 1928
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before May 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during May 1948
What
- Name
- Basketry Tray
- Identification Number
- D1.394
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 3.7 cm, width 22.0 cm, depth 17.2 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
- Collection Date
- between 1925 and 1928
- Ownership Date
- before May 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1870/0062