Basket Item Number: 1523/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Large basket base (a) and lid (b) made from coiled stem woven together with natural and dyed grass. The base widens in diameter towards the curved shoulder where it then narrows slightly towards the rim, and it has a band of triangles in brown and black at the shoulder and base with a band of light brown rectangles between them. There are two handles at the shoulder. The lid is conical with a short cylindrical handle at the top centre and a lip that fits inside the rim of the base.