Basketry Tray Item Number: D1.295 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular light brown basketry tray with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring construction, and two handles created from top row on slat sides. Overcast rim, partial imbrication and beading. Decorated with two concentric rows of five pyramid shapes, each in black with grass exterior; beading on edge.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; plant technology
Item History
- Made in Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mary G. Fyfe-Smith before June 15, 1951
- Received from Mary G. Fyfe-Smith (Donor) on June 15, 1951
What
- Name
- Basketry Tray
- Identification Number
- D1.295
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- cedar root, grass, cherry bark, cedar wood and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, diameter 42.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Previous Owner
- Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Mary G. Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 15, 1951
- Acquisition Date
- on June 15, 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 34