Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1974.083.003 |
Object Name |
Basket, Carrying |
Title |
Hand Basket |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Date |
Early 20th-century? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Georgian Bay area |
Description |
This is a woven wood splint basket. It has a bentwood carrying handle that does not pivot. The overall shape suggests that it was made as a carrying basket, or market basket. It has a rectangular configuration. The rim has diagonally-wrapped splints. |
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 |
Dimensions |
W-31.9 L-44.2 D-14.7 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Proctor, Daniel Hindman, George Evans, Helen |
Subjects |
Basket making Baskets First Nations of Central Canada |
Search Terms |
Ojibwa (Anishnaabe, Anishnibeg) |