Buckskin jacket with embroidery and fringe decoration. The jacket has a wide notch collar, long sleeves, two pockets and centre opening. Three plastic buttons along the right side of the opening. Buttons are golden brown and dark black-brown. Long tassel hanging from collar interior along left side of opening. Back of jacket is lightly pleated, flaring out at the bottom. Floral designs embroidered on either side of the jacket opening, along the cuffs and collar, and above the pockets. Flowers, vines and leaves done in red, light pink, light green, light blue, yellow, gold, light purple, dark purple, dark blue, olive green, white and black. Fringe attached to the bottom edge of the collar and along all seam lines. Fringe along sleeves and down the centre back seam is short, fringe along collar, shoulders and the side seams is long. Interior is unlined.

Burden basket with tumpline. Small, square base; basket walls flare toward rim, with a slightly curved profile. Black and red cherry bark imbrication is used to create linear designs with deep ‘v’ shapes on all sides. Hide thong loops, tied through the weave near rim, hold a tumpline made of red and grey wool and braided cedar bark.

Gift of Lillian Pitt.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot and attached convex lid (part b), with metal knob and fibre at top. Parallel slat base construction. Imbricated design of parallel vertical bands of alternating dark cherry bark and grass, three sections on long side and one on short. Rawhide closure at front and two hinges at back. Top of lid is beaded with red cherry bark and grass. Rim of lid is beaded in grass in checkerboard pattern, with side including red cherry bark. Cedar root slat foundation with coiled elements of cedar root; imbrication in red and black cherry bark and bullrush; rawhide hinges and loop; lead button; string handle on top.

Museum Purchase: Funds provided by bequest of Elizabeth Cole Butler by exchange.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.