Basket Item Number: D1.325 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, footed basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); sides flare from bottom Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat base and lid construction; slat flange on body, raised and indented from edge; overcast rim; slat and splint foot: imbrication and beading. Lid: partial beading. Top: large stitches in red cherry arranged in diagonal rows, with double-row rhomboid figures in bullrush and red cherry. Sides: total imbrication. imbricated pattern: geometric black figure with red inner band all against bullrush ground; two on each side, one on each end; bottom row completely in red cherry.
History Of Use
Storage basket.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1904
- Owned by Mary G. Fyfe-Smith before June 15, 1951
- Received from Mary G. Fyfe-Smith (Donor) on June 15, 1951
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.325
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- imbricated and coiled
- Overall
- height 15.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- Previous Owner
- Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Mary G. Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1904
- Ownership Date
- before June 15, 1951
- Acquisition Date
- on June 15, 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 33