Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1974.083.001ab |
Object Name |
Basket, Household |
Title |
First Nations-Made Basket |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Date |
Early 20th-century? |
Artist |
Unknown |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Ontario |
Description |
A two-piece, First Nations-made storage basket. The basket part (B) is made of woven splints and leans to one side slightly. There are two rows of decorative splint furling present. There are loop-style lift handles, for lifting and moving the basket when needed. The fitted lid (A) is round, and is not attached, and is flat-topped. It too is made of woven splints, and it has a bentwood rim with nails. |
Provenance |
Likely owned by Daniel W. Proctor, formerly of Walkerton (Bruce County) who used to travel to Georgian Bay areas in the course of his work in conjunction with the Keenan Bros. sawmill industry of Owen Sound, Grey County, around 1920. He was a lumber dealer for the firm, and knew some First Nations people. There were also First Nations basket peddlars who visited Owen Sound and area from the Cape Croker and Saugeen reserves in the early 20th-century, so that is another potential source for this basket. Last owned by his maternal grand-daughter, Helen Evans (neé Hindman), who formerly lived in Owen Sound and Sarnia. |
Collection |
First Nations, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood Fibre/Wood/Metal |
Dimensions |
H-16.339 Dia-14.173 inches |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Evans, Parker Proctor, Daniel Evans, Helen |
Subjects |
Baskets First Nations of Central Canada |
Search Terms |
Ojibwa (Anishnaabe, Anishnibeg) |
Function |
Baskets like this were often used for holding laundry or mending to do in households in the past. |