Basketry Material

MOA: University of British Columbia

3116/11 a-b

Basketry strips. Two separate bundles of dried yellow cedar root. Strips are of varying thickness; one wider strip is tied in a circle; the other part is bundled together and tied with a strip of red cedar.

  • History Of Use

    Used in basket making.


  • Type of Item material
  • Culture Samahquam
  • Material yellow cedar root, red cedar root
  • Measurements height 5.0 cm, width 16.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm (part a) height 3.8 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 13.3 cm (part b)

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

  • Made in Pemberton

  • Creation Date during 1961
  • Ownership Date before June 26, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on June 26, 2015

  • Item Classes basketry
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3116/0011 a-b