Basket Item Number: D1.429 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Roughly rectangular footed basket with two small wire handles along the upper rim. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat base construction; fully imbricated. Vertical stripes with parallel oblique lines separated by black and red cherry bark all on bullrush ground, direction of oblique lines change with each stripe. Diamond shape fillers in either red or black. Colour: tan.
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
- Basket
- Identification Number
- D1.429
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, metal and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 25.0 cm, width 50.0 cm, depth 30.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
- 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
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 1870/0002