Basket Item Number: Nd683 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with loop work around rim. Watch-spring construction. Fully imbricated with light yellow-brown grass. Animal designs, three black and four4 red.
Traditionally, baskets were used for a variety of domestic purposes, but starting in the mid-19th century, most basketry goods were made as sale items to provide a source of cash income.
cash economy; craft market