Basket Item Number: D1.308 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Short rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with short foot and single looped border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of diamond figures in black cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark centers, and short sides have outline in red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark centers. Half diamond figures at top of each side in corresponding colours. Foot has one row of dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) alternating every three stitches. Skin attached to bottom row of foot.