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Accession Number
OBJ_0026690
Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth or Salish
Materials and Techniques
cedar root
cherry bark
whole woven with bundle coil technique
sides woven with ‘butterfly’ design
Place
Fraser River region
British Columbia
Canada
North America
Description
A flat-based, rectangular basket. Bundle coil construction of cedar root skin strips with red cherry bark tucked overlay (imbrication). The geometric design, in this instance representing butterflies, is one of several traditional motifs. This basket was collected in the Fraser River region, and at the time of receipt into the Museum (1927) was documented as being over 100 years old.

Collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th or early 20th century.

This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery.
Description
A flat-based, rectangular basket. Bundle coil construction of cedar root skin strips with red cherry bark tucked overlay (imbrication). The geometric design, in this instance representing butterflies, is one of several traditional motifs. This basket was collected in the Fraser River region, and at the time of receipt into the Museum (1927) was documented as being over 100 years old.

Collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th or early 20th century.

This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery.
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Record Rights
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
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