Basket Item Number: A3196 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket with four sides that taper towards the base and a concentric diamond pattern in black, yellow-white bulrush, and red. The basket is woven with partial imbrication and discrete figures, simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel splint and watch-spring base construction, and an overcast rim.
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
- A3196
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 16.0 in, width 22.9921 in, depth 15.9843 in
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
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 1870/0001