Basket Item Number: A3423 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tan basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base foundation, and overcast rim. Rim loops to allow connection of two overcast handles. Decorated with three double rows of beading in black/red cherry bark separated by one undecorated row.
Item History
- Made by Cwemenanlhecw ? (Maker) in Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada between 1900 and 1950
- Owned by B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society before January 1950
- Received from B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society (Donor) during January 1950
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- A3423
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cherry bark, wood, cedar root and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 13.4 cm, depth 9.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Creator
- Cwemenanlhecw ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society
- Received from
- B.C. Indian Arts & Welfare Society (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1950
- Ownership Date
- before January 1950
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1950
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1909/0003