Basket Item Number: A3353 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Oval coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot, and lid with flange. Elongated watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated floral patterns in two rows, part of top row finishing on lid. Flowers in dark and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass(?) on leaves. Foot has pyramid-like shapes with cat-tail grass(?) in centre. Lid has row of cross shapes in dark cherry bark with red cherry bark centres. Lid may have had a handle at one time(?). Short sides of basket had handles at one time.