Work Basket
Item number A2009 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number A2009 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Coiled cedar root basket with half arrow head designs in grass and red cherry bark; three vertical rows per side, two per end. Parallel splint base construction, partial imbrication. Previous repair at upper edge.
This burden basket or work basket can be differentiated from a berry basket by its shape - specifically the angle of its sides. Sto:lo basket makers note that baskets used for berry picking have sharply angled sides to distribute the weight of the berries on top and prevent crushing of those on the bottom. By contrast, work baskets have less sharply defined sides and a more rounded appearance.
basketry; utilitarian
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This burden basket or work basket can be differentiated from a berry basket by its shape - specifically the angle of its sides. Sto:lo basket makers note that baskets used for berry picking have sharply angled sides to distribute the weight of the berries on top and prevent crushing of those on the bottom. By contrast, work baskets have less sharply defined sides and a more rounded appearance.
basketry; utilitarian
Coiled cedar root basket with half arrow head designs in grass and red cherry bark; three vertical rows per side, two per end. Parallel splint base construction, partial imbrication. Previous repair at upper edge.
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