Basket sampler showing four sections of different types of basket weaving. Openwork basket is tall and rectangular, with a rounded base and walls that flare slightly toward rim. Large loops are attached at the upper layer, through which are passed two tumpline ropes that serve as a handle. A skinned ermine is sewn to the handle (with its nose and whiskers still present). Cedar oil was applied to the basketry after completion.

The dye is gray. The ink is white, tan, black, and blue.

In the Spirit of the Ancestors-This is a hard coiled cooking-style basket, inspired by an old Suquamish basket in the Burke Museum collection (see the Coast Salish Welcome Case in the foyer). The design is a mountain with lightning flashes and icicles. Carriere learned to weave clam baskets from his great-grandmother. He was born, raised, and still lives on the Port Madison Reservation at Indianola, Washington.

The cedar bark is natural. The cedar bark is dye, red, and black.

The dye is purple and green.