Description

Part (b) narrow rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with short foot and domed lid, part (b). Elongated watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated design starting from top of lid of continuous diamond design in black cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark (on lid), and reversing to red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark (on body). Bottom row on basket is zig-zag pattern in same colours. Imbrication on foot is two rows, top shorter, of dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) and bottom row has red cherry bark at center. Two rawhide ties on each long side.