Large oblong basket. Base is rectangular, with thick walls flaring upward with a slight curve, and rounded corners. The weave overall is small and tight. Imbricated decorations have faded and decayed but suggest many vertical lines of cherry bark across the surface of the basket, with small squares of the same attached to both sides of the lines at regular intervals.

Long, oval cedar basket. Walls of basket angle very slightly outward from base to rim, where a row of twisted cedar lines the mouth. Two long flexible handles of wrapped cedar cross the basket and are attached to its long sides with leather thongs. Decoration is a wide encircling stepped line, in imbricated red and black bark.

Large rectangular basket. Walls of basket (part a) angle outward from base to inset rim. Decoration is an imbricated diamonds, large in the centre, small at top, and lines at bottom and corners, in light brown, dark red and black. Rim is decorated in a thin line of imbrication in the same colours. Lid (part b) fits snugly onto basket lip, and is divided into two sides by a thick line of checked imbrication. Each side has several small diamonds in light brown, dark red, and black. Handles were once attached to the basket’s short sides and lid at centre.

Large rectangular cedar basket. Walls of basket (part a) angle outward from base to inset rim. Decoration is a series of imbricated inverted triangles that form three vertical lines on long sides, and on short sides a single line, with two thin flanking lines. Lid (part b) top has two interlocking diamonds in light brown and black imbrication.

Rectangular basket. Base is concave, foot flaring slightly. Body is straight sided with rounded corners and flares widely toward mouth. The weave is tight and small. Long sides are decorated by imbricated diamond shapes flanked by vertical lines, while short sides each have a large open diamond with a small central cross.

Rectangular basket. Base is a small rectangle; body is straight sided with rounded corners and flares widely toward mouth. The weave is tight and small. It is decorated overall with small squares of imbrication, set in vertical lines and dropping down from the rim.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Gift of Barbara Christy Wagner.

Gift of Barbara Christy Wagner.

Gift of Barbara Christy Wagner.