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• Introduction
• The N'laka'pamux Territory
• About N'laka'pamux Basketry
  and the work of James Alexander Teit (1864-1922)
• The Pearson Basket Collection at the LCM
  • The Baskets
  • The Collection
• N'laka'pamux Basketry Making Today
• Conservation of the Baskets
• N'laka'pamux Basket Makers
• Glossary of Terms
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements

Whale Bowl with Lid

Design Description

What appears to be two whales is shown on the outside and the inside of the basket; one is green and one is red. Both whales are split apart by a jagged line, almost like a thunderbolt. The line is just blank space; no imbrication. There are two whales on each side of the basket. The lid has a crescent-shaped line around the centre on one side of it, and two star-shapes opposite the crescent.

Length

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Width

9.3 cm

Height

6.2 cm

Shape and Use

This is a very small bowl, and we are not familiar with its use on the West Coast of British Columbia. It was likely used to store small treasures or tidbits. It has a lid that is fitted with sides to cover the outside lip.

Weave

West Coast weaving; bottom square weave.

Materials

Natural grass; dyed grasses

Culture

West Coast.

History

Donor: Mrs. Aida Freeman; collected by her mother Mrs. Kathleen Edith Pearson Southwell.

Notes:

Likely a gift brought to Mrs. Southwell from a traveling friend who knew of her basket collection. However, she may have traveled there herself and brought it back home with her.

See detailed conservation treatment report on this artefact.