Basket Item Number: D1.437 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket base (a) and lid (b) composed of coiled cedar root with parallel slat base construction, four loops on rim for attaching handles and a flange on the lid. The basket is partially beaded with two slat rows of beading on the body of the basket. The top band is red/yellow-white/red staggered, and the bottom band is three rows of staggered red cherry bark. There are also four strips of cherry bark on the lid with more cheery bark on the rim of the lid and basket.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George H. Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.437 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 12.1 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 17.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- George H. Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1960/0687 a-b