Burden basket. Rectangular basket with three separated rows of animal designs covering all four sides. The figures are reddish-brown bark, with yellowish grass as background. The upper outside edge is reinforced with a rectangular loop of thick metal (telegraph) wire, held on with hide and fibre loops. The inside base is reinforced with a rectangular loop of root, bent at three corners.

The object is a coiled rectangular burden basket that tapers toward the base. It is decorated with animal forms and geometric designs in natural blonde and dyed red plant fiber. Under the zigzag design panel at the top of the basket, a reinforcing wood strip is partially broken with a section of approximately six inches missing. The broken ends of the strip were secured to the basket with linen thread by conservation. A buckskin handle or carrying strap is attached to one side of the basket. The handle on the other side was broken off and is missing with nothing but two end loops of skin remaining. The overall condition of the object is fair and stable. Some of the coiled ribs are abraded.

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; reinforcement stitch on base; partially imbricated and partially beaded. The design from the bottom to top: nine rows of beading in bullrush; discrete ladder and contiguous small triangular shapes; horizontal continuous hexagonal shapes; checkerboard around rim; all in red on bullrush ground. Colour: tan.

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel to watch-spring base construction; partially imbricated. The design from the bottom to top: three rows of double zigzags in red on bullrush ground; stepped pattern in bullrush; horizontal line with discrete shapes; one stepped pattern; discrete shapes on bullrush ground; concentric squares and double diamonds connected by horizontal line. Four rawhide ties; one twine tie and one braided fibre rope on the front. Colour: tan.

Burden basket. Rectangular coiled basket with tall sides. Exterior is decorated with seven dark wavy lines; the top wavy line opposes the direction of the other six.

Small cradle or baby carrier made from both raw and tanned deer hide, stretched over a wooden pine frame, red willow bottom strips, covered with red plaid flannel. Rocker bottom. Flannel carrying straps at either end. Raised framework around the head.

Oblong, coiled basket with four slightly angled sides. The exterior is decorated with two bands of opposite facing birds and animals that appear to be caribou. Above these bands are two bands of geometric decoration.

Rectangular basket of skin stretched over a wooden slat frame. Slats are round with strips of cotton and cotton cord. Cardboard is set into the bottom between the skin and the slats. Yellow, orange, and black floral print cotton is stretched over the outside frame and tied with skin strips to the inside of the frame. Two red-patterned, cotton flannel squares are tied to the frame bottom to form a bundling blanket that laces up with a blue and purple wool ? string. Two blue, green, and white floral print, quilted carrying straps, one at each end. Wood handle is looped over the top and tied to the sides by skin strips. A skin and string lace runs end to end and loops over the handle. At the wider end, three items are pinned to the cloth, from bottom to top; a Christian medal, a strip of loom woven beadwork of red, orange, blue, and yellow, and a blue glass brooch.

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; partial imbrication. The design from bottom to top: animal and lined figures in red on bullrush; two rows of opposing chevrons divided by three vertical stripes and one horizontal bullrush stripe in bullrush on plain background; row of animal figures; sets of three vertical stripes in red on bullrush around rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Eight rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel slat base construction; “fully” imbricated (one row of imbrication per one slat row). However, the imbricated stitch is narrow and therefore does not cover entirely. The design from bottom to top - two rows of horizontal zigzags in phase with each other; animal figures; diamond mesh design; solid line around rim; all in red on bullrush background. Colour: tan.