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Cultural Context

domestic storage; cooking; transport

Specific Techniques

The bottom and walls of basket are constructed with a simple plaiting technique which incorporates decorative elements through overlay. The rim made by bending back warp ends and securing against reinforcing bundle with wrapping cedar or maple bark dyed black by immersing plant fibers in mud for several days; iron oxide being the agent in this process.

History Of Use

Basketry filled a vital need as containers for storage, domestic use and transportation of goods. Some had multiple uses; others were made for specific functions. After European contact, used for trade and sale items. Forms have been altered to meet European tastes. Basketry making was and is a women's art.

Description

Tall, rectangular based basket with gently flaring and sagging walls. Walls are decorated with an overlay of black bark consisting of four sections of checker work and four sections of "l" shaped diagonal pattern. Rim is reinforced with a bundle and wrapped. Below the rim, there is a band of unwoven twisted warps 1 cm. high. At the base, there is a single row of black stitching that separates the base from the walls.