From card: "For berries."

There is an old circa 1876 tag with the artifacts in Swan's hand: "Needles for making rush mats. Towanahoo Indians, Hood Canal, W.T.".

COILED BASKET WITH IMBRICATED DECORATION; RECTANGULAR BASKET WITH A ROUNDED BASE AND LID MADE OF CEDAR ROOT, CHERRY BARK, HORSETAIL ROOT AND BEARGRASS. THE RIM IS OVERCAST, ONE COIL LOWERED DOWN WITH EDGES OF LID OVERCAST. THE BOTTOM HAS PARALLEL COILS FOLDED ACCORDIAN FASHION, AND THE LID IS CONSTRUCTED SIMILARLY. THE DECORATION ON THE LID CONSISTS OF ALTERNATING LONG AND SHORT BARS OF RED AND BLACK. THE BODY DESIGN IS A "BOX" TYPE MOTIF, DOUBLE LINES OF RED AND BLACK ON FRONT AND BACK, ALSO LADDER TYPE VERTICAL DESIGNS ON BOTH SIDES. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG. PUBLICATION: "MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS," VIOLA & MARGOLIS, S.I. PRESS, 1985, P. 144. U.S.N.M. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1902, ABORIGINAL AMERICAN BASKETRY, OTIS MASON, PL. 158, P. 428. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86. EXHIBITED SITES "MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS," 1987-89.FROM CARD: "#2612- ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1902; PL. 158; P. 548."

According to donor, basket was "made by Nancy, a Snohomish [woman] August 29, 1901, Tulalip, U.S. Indian Agency, Washington."

STRAIGHT-SIDED CYLINDRICAL BASKET MADE OF CATTAIL, BEARGRASS AND CEDAR BARK. THE RIM HAS A FALSE BRAID WITH CEDAR ROOT ADDED AND LOOPS OF TWISTED BRANCH (HAZEL?) ALL ROUND. THE BASE HAS A 2/2 TWILL OVERLAID WITH BEARGRASS AND BLACK-DYED CEDAR BARK. THE DESIGN TECHNIQUES INCLUDE OVERLAY, COLOR ALTERATION REVERSE (FULL TWIST OVERLAY) PATTERN ON INSIDE RIM. THE RIM DESIGN HAS ELBOW- LEGGED DOGS. THE BODY DESIGN CONSISTS OF SALMON GILLS IN DIAGONAL ROWS, UP TO LEFT IN BROWN AND BLACK ON WHITE BACKGROUND. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NAUTRAL HISTORY, 1985-86. THIS PEALE NUMBER HAS BEEN ARBITRARILY ASSIGNED TO THIS CATALOGUE NUMBER FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFICATION. ILLUS. FIG. 3 & 4, P. 46 IN "SALISH BASKETS FROM THE WILKES EXPEDITION" BY CAROLYN J. MARR, AMERICAN INDIAN ART MAGAZINE, VOL. 9, NO. 3, 1984, AND ID THERE AS SOFT-TWINED BASKET; LOOPS OF TWISTED CEDAR ROOTS AT RIM, TWANA, DECORATED IN OVERLAY WITH DESIGNS OF DOGS IN RIM AREA AND SALMON GILLS IN MAIN FIELD.

From card: "To hold small articles of clothing."Card records locality as Bruseport [?], Wash. This may be Bruceport.

DEEP, ROUND BOTTOMED CONTAINER OF THICK GRASS BUNDLE COILS, AND SPLIT STITCHES, PLUS IMBRICATED GEOMETRIC DECORATION IN LIGHTER COLOR. COLLECTED NEW IN 1949 NEAR SHAKER SETTLEMENTS.