Basket Item Number: D1.432 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, woven, tan-coloured basket that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction. Partial imbrication. Discrete shapes in red/bullrush and black/bullrush that consist of six horizontal rows with four vertical rows per side and two per end with "arrowhead" corner fillers. Black and red chains on the bottom. Rim is imbricated in black and red.
History Of Use
Burden basket
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Nicola, 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
- D1.432
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 30.5 cm, width 43.5 cm, depth 33.3 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
- Nicola, 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
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 1960/0683