Basket Item Number: A3733 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and splint rim loops in four places to attach handles to. Basket is partially beaded. Every other slat has four rows of beading in a stepped design four stitches wide, with two vertical lines per side. The ends have two vertical lines of beading (over two stitches) every other slat. Colour: light tan with red patterning.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Mountain before January 28, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller) on January 28, 1953
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3733
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 20.0 cm, width 35.0 cm, depth 21.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Alice Mountain
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 28, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on January 28, 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2007/0003