Twined Basket | Plateau Peoples' Web Portal

Description:

Twined, round basket. Natural fiber, no design. Rim finished by turning ends to outside and clipping.,height: 3 3/4"; Width at Top: 2"

Protocol:

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Public Access, Coeur d'Alene Community Public Access

Community:

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, schitsu'umsh [Coeur d'Alene]

Category:

Artistry and Artifacts

Original Date Description:

1900-1925

Creator:

Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Indians, Maker, Northern Plateau-Interior Salish, Maker, Sister Providencia, person

Language:

Rights:

Copyright for permission to reproduce Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture/Eastern Washington State Historical Society Spokane, Washington

Source:

AI Collection

Publisher:

Identifier:

MAC_25746

Subject:

Plateau, Coeur d'Alene, Craft (Tools & Equipment), Storage (Tools & Equipment->Container)

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Cultural Narrative:

We were all at the boarding school, the Sisters of Providence boarding school. We could not have our cultural things, but the priests could. We spoke our language in secret, because we were not allowed to speak it. Later we started to revitalize the basket making after the 1930s. Leta Campbell

We couldn't have our regalia or baskets at the boarding school, so that is why we lost so much of our culture. Sister Providencia, they liked her, she was one of the nice ones. Joyce Swan

People:

Sister Providencia