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Description

Small, twined, cylindrical basket (a) with knobbed lid (b). Flat bottom is twined at centre then alternates plaited and twined rows with 3 twined rows to edge. Straight sides are twined with 2 bands of design. The design is of diagonal black lines alternating with light brown ground and evenly spaced chevrons. The top row chevrons point right, the bottom point left. Lid is twined lid has short straight sides then slants up to knob. Bright green grass overlay row at top edge of knob. Imbedded dirt on lid, outside has darkened.

Specific Techniques

Spruce roots used for basketry are roasted briefly before the bark is removed by pulling the root through a slit wooden stake. The root is then split. The polished outer root strips are used for the visible part of the basket and inner strips are used for the framework.

Cultural Context

made for sale

Item History

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