Description

Square coiled basket (bifurcated stitches)with foot and what remains of single looped border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated zigzag pattern creating one "v" per side, alternating in bands of red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, and repeated. Cross-shapes in open portionm alternating in dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers, and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers. Triangular forms on foot in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark. Loopwork is beaded in black cherry bark. String tied to looped border. May have had lid at one time.