Deep roughly round or globular basket, coiled. Imbricated decoration of cherry-bark and dye, with designs of rectangles and animals. [RM [OPS move] 10/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Deep roughly round or globular basket, coiled. Imbricated decoration of cherry-bark and dye, with designs of rectangles and animals. [RM [OPS move] 10/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada; British Columbia Upper Fraser River
Cultural groups: Tsilhquot'in
Person: Field collector Norman Lee; PRM source Robert Warren Lee; PRM source Amice Lee
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1890
Date collected: 1890 - 1900
Acquisition information: Donated: 1950
Materials and processes: Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Grass Stem Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cedar Wood Plant, Material Plant Root, Material Spruce Root Plant, Process Coiled, Process Imbricated, Process Basketry, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length: max 240 mm, Height: max 206 mm, Width: max 220 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1950.3.5
Research and responses: Coiled to the right. Watertight. Design represents horses (information from Andrea Laforet, Canadian Museum of Civilization, July 1991).
Associated publications: Illustrated in black and white as figure 34 on page 40 of Basketmakers Meaning and Form in Native American Baskets, edited by Linda Mowat, Howard Morphy and Penny Dransart (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University if Oxford, Mongraph 5, 1992). Caption reads: ‘Canada, British Columbia, Upper Fraser River, Chilcotin. Coiled watertight basket with foundation and sewing of cedar or spruce root. Coiled to the right. Imbricated design of horses in cherry bark (red) and bleached grass (white). H: 220 mm; dia: 220 mm. Collected by Norman H. Lee in the 1890s; donated by Prof. R.W. Lee. 1950.3.5’ [MJD 16/01/2013]

Search terms: Basketry, Figure, Basket, Animal Figure