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Description

Flat, bag-shaped, cedar bark basket. Walls of the basket flare outward from the square base. Walls are decorated with brown-black diagonal strips alternating with medium brown strips forming a pattern of diagonal bands across the basket. With the rim which is folded over with an open-work edging. Along the narrow sides, a two ply twine is sewed into the basket in an "h" shape down each side a double two ply twine continues under one side of the base. A two ply piece of twine is attached to the top edge of one side of the basket.

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.

Cultural Context

domestic storage; cooking; transport

Specific Techniques

Techniques used on the base include diagonal plaiting with each alternate warp and weft strand being substituted with a brown-black strand. Walls consist of diagonal plaiting with every fourteenth warp and weft. Substituted with a brown-black strand. Rim techniques used are plaiting the warp end back down into the rim and creating an open-work edge with the weft strands in 2 ply plain twining the reinforcing 2 ply twine is sewn into the fabric of the basket.

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