Basket Item Number: A3233 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular shaped coiled basket. Elongated watch-spring base construction. Three wide imbricated horizontal bands of white cat tail-grass (?) figures in a black cherry bark field (top and bottom band) and a red cherry bark field (middle band).
History Of Use
Miniature burden basket
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
- A3233
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 13.4 cm, width 23.3 cm, depth 16.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- 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
- good
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 1870/0037