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UNIDENTIFIED NLAKA'PAMUX (THOMPSON RIVER SALISH) ARTIST
Lidded Basket, c. 1920scedar bark and cherry bark, 8 x 11 x 11 in (20.3 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm)
unsigned.LOT 34
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600Further images
The Nlaka’pamux, formerly known as the Thompson River Salish, are especially renowned for their coiled cedar bark and cherry bark baskets. An Interior Salish people whose territory spans the Thompson,...The Nlaka’pamux, formerly known as the Thompson River Salish, are especially renowned for their coiled cedar bark and cherry bark baskets. An Interior Salish people whose territory spans the Thompson, Fraser, and Nicola Rivers, Nlaka’pamux women produced baskets that travelled widely and became a mainstay of the historic Northwest Coast art market. Coiled Nlaka’pamux baskets are a stiffer form of basket, allowing weavers to create a variety of shapes and sizes, including picnic baskets, heart shaped baskets, and even woven suitcases. This urn-style lidded basket is a classic Nlaka’pamux basketry form and features a wide, reticulating pattern in imbricated white, reddish-brown, and black cherry bark. The basket is in overall good condition, with a rich patina and the imbrications largely intact.
Provenance
From the collection of a former curator at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary;
by descent in the family.
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