Basket Item Number: A3374 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small coiled bowl (bifurcated stitches) with pedastal and foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of seven tri-colour diamonds, alternating in dark or red cherry bark outline filled in with the reverse or cat-tail grass (?), and each colour for centers. Looped pedastal, dark cherry bark beaded foot with square open coil work base.
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
- A3374
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 9.3 cm, diameter 13.6 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
- 1870/0141