Basket Item Number: 2909/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Birch-bark basket made from a single piece of bark, rectangular at the base with four sharp corners. It is stitched together at each end. The mouth is rounded and scooped, with a spruce stitched rim. The exterior is smooth and holds several scars and irregular growths in the wood. A repeating pattern of leaf designs is etched into the bark and encircles the basket. The bark of the interior is rough and flaking.