Basketry Lid Item Number: D1.518 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular basket lid with rounded corners. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction and overcast handle with a metal wire foundation. Lid is fully imbricated and features staggered red and black crosses on a cat-tail grass background. Colour: tan.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basketry Lid
- Identification Number
- D1.518
- Type of Item
- lid
- Material
- cedar root, cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 2.0 in, width 4.0 in, depth 5.9843 in
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 6
- Accession Number
- 0107/0048