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Description

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction with oblique bifurcated reinforcement stitches. Upper half of basket fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with geometric shape, outlined in dark cherry bark with red cherry bark interior outline, and two vertical lines in ends. Rim has intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. Beaded vertical parallel bands alternating in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).

History Of Use

Burden basket

Iconographic Meaning

This basket features the stone hammer design on its body and cluster of flies near its base.

Narrative

The name of the design used on this basket was given as tsetsutsin by basket makers from Mount Currie.

Item History

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