Basketry Material Item Number: 1027/8 b-m from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Part b is a round wooden strip bent in a circle with one nail to hold it in place. Nail holes are around the entire perimeter of the circle. Part c and d are dark wood with slots that are connected together by a nail and incised with rectangular cuts on opposite sides of the centre. Part e, f, g and h are flat pieces of lighter wood with bottom corners cut to one side. Part i, j, and k are bamboo rods sliced in half except for one end that is partially flatten to one side. Part l is a bamboo rod sliced in half except for one end that is partially flattened to one side and has three protruding nails down the centre. Part m is a loosely coiled piece of grass(?).