Basket Item Number: D1.352 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Part (a) Cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with slightly rounded shoulders and flanged lid, part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with designs of two bands of tree-like forms alternating in red and black cherry bark on a solid line of black cherry bark. Near rim is row of cross shapes, alternating in red and black cherry bark on a black cherry bark line. Bottom has row of red cherry bark beading. Lid has one row of similar tree-like shapes in dark cherry bark on solid black cherry bark line. Center four rows are undecorated. Outer rim of lid has cat-tail grass (?) beading.