Basket Item Number: A3116 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction. Fully imbricated in grass with design of butterflies outlined in dark cherry bark and filled in checkerboard pattern of red cherry bark and grass. Bottom edge beaded in red cherry bark.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1925 and 1928
- Owned by John M. Buchanan before 1948
- Received from John M. Buchanan (Donor) during 1948
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3116
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, diameter 22.0 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 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 33
- Accession Number
- 1871/0005