Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1972.078.014 |
Object Name |
Basket |
Title |
Rectangular Splint Basket |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Date |
Late 19th-century? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Ontario |
Description |
This is a First Nations-made, open-topped woven splint basket. Its bentwood rim is secured with nails. The woven splints are noticeably damaged now. It was likely made by an Ojibwa basket maker. |
Provenance |
Maker unknown. Belonged to the Bishop family of Owen Sound, Grey County. It was likely obtained from someone of the Saugeen Ojibwa in the early 20th century. It was owned for a long time by Jean Bishop of Owen Sound. In the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, basket peddlars from the local reserves sold basketry in the Owen Sound area into the 1940s. |
Collection |
First Nations, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
Dimensions |
W-15.866 L-20.866 D-11.535 inches |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Bishop, Allan Kilbourn Bishop, Florence Bishop, Jean Bishop, Helen Kilbourn |
Subjects |
Baskets Basket making First Nations of Central Canada |
Search Terms |
Ojibwa (Anishnaabe, Anishnibeg) |