Burden Basket Item Number: D1.434 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket with a flat, rectangular bottom and steeply flaring sides. Fine coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat base construction; three string loops; partial imbrication. Continuous vertical geometric design in black with chevron and fillers.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Port Douglas, 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
- Burden Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.434
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, dye and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 28.2 cm, width 44.7 cm, depth 30.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- 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
- Port Douglas, 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
- Current Location
- Case 29
- Accession Number
- 1960/0685