Work Basket Item Number: D1.364 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Part (a) Elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid and front tie closure. Parallel slat base and lid construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with geometric diagonal stepped rows alternating in red and black cherry bark. Part (b) Lid has flange. Rim is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and the surface of lid is beaded in rows of red and dark cherry bark. Rawhide hinges and tie closure.
basketry
According to Sto:lo Elder and basket maker, Joan Chapman of Chehalis, this design represents waves.