Basket

MOA: University of British Columbia

3116/7

Small woven basket with scalloped rim. Basket is oblong and rounded, with a checked pattern of cherry bark encircling the exterior in four rows. The openwork scalloped rim is made of wrapped root.


  • Type of Item basket
  • Culture Samahquam
  • Material cedar root, cherry bark
  • Measurements height 8.7 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 9.7 cm (overall)

  • Creator Annie Gauthier
  • Previous Owner Hugh Neil Smith
  • Received from Hugh Neil Smith

  • Made in Mission

  • Creation Date between 1900 and 1961
  • Ownership Date before June 26, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on June 26, 2015

  • Item Classes basketry
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3116/0007