Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
ST'ÁT'IMC (LILLOOET) IMBRICATED BASKET
Auction Closed
November 19, 09:20 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
ST'ÁT'IMC (LILLOOET) IMBRICATED BASKET
Circa 1840-1860
Height: 17 ¾ in (45 cm)
Cedar root
With an old paper label inscribed in black ink: "25 British Columbia, Lilau-Lilloet Lake, the finest example of imbricated wear found in B.C. [illegible]"
George Terasaki, New York, probably acquired in the 1960s
This very large and very rare basket is from the St'át'imc, or Lillooet, who live on the upper Fraser River in British Columbia. In remarkable condition, this basket type is seldom seen outside of early museum collections. The technique for creating the patterned designs on the surface of the coiled cedar root weaving is called "imbrication". Steven C. Brown