Basket

Item number A2299 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Rounded, coiled cedar root basket (a) and lid (b). Basket has parallel slat base construction, while lid has watch-spring construction with an indented flange. There are handles on the basket and lid. Decorated with total imbrication. Lid has a double series of wave design in black and red with a star pattern in black and red, all against a cat-tail grass background. The sides have an angular key design, which forms a lattice pattern. The bottom pattern has a diamond in red within it, the rest is black with red against a cat-tail background. The handles are also imbricated, and there are two rows of beading around the bottom edge. Colour: tan.