Coiled basket (yiQus)
Datelate 19th or early 20th century
Attributed to
Julia Anderson Meigs, (tsisdaws)
Upper Skgait, born 1860s or 1870s
Label TextOften passed down through generations as family heirlooms, baskets were mainly produced during the winter months, after families moved from the temporary food gathering sites back to the winter houses. Weavers would lay out plant fibers previously processed, dried and dyed, and with tools such as the awl, begin weaving baskets for domestic and ceremonial use.
Object number2005.176
ProvenanceArtist; Anderson family, Washington; Vi (Anderson) Hilbert, Washington, until 2005
Photo CreditPhoto: Susan Cole
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, S'abadeb - The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists, October 24, 2008 - January 11, 2009; Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC, November, 2009 - March, 2010
Published ReferencesBrotherton, Barbara, Native Art of the Northwest Coast, A Community of Collectors, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2008, p. 151, illus. 129Credit LineGift of Vi Hilbert, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions12 x 13 x 10in. (30.5 x 33 x 25.4cm)
MediumCedar root, horestail, beargrass, red huckleberry
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