Basket Item Number: 1126/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

A light brown round woven basket with a lid which fits over top and is attached with a looped piece of root or bark. The main design is made in dark brown with a diamond-shaped pattern connected with a horizontal line across the top and the bottom. Inside each diamond are six dark brown horizontal triangles, three of which point downward and three of which point upward toward the centre leaving a light brown diamond shape in the middle. Outside each diamond are six more dark horizontal triangles, three of which point upward toward the top horizontal line and three of which point downward toward the bottom horizontal line. The lid is decorated with a dark brown rim and the top of the lid is decorated with vertical dark brown lines.