The object is a globular, Wasco, 'Sally' basket made from cornhusks, its main decorations being large colored woolen star patterns. Although woven in Wasco style, it uses a Nez Perce design. The overall condition of the basket is fragile with walls slightly collapsed and very buckled. Wool colors are faded. Design is eight point stars. It is made with yarn threads, full-twist overlay technique. Appears part Shasta - part Plateau in style on a corn workbag. The rest of the design is sturgeon -back (showing the skeleton as if looking down on the fish).

This is probably a Wasco basket. The center section design of this cylindrical basket has 2 brown zigzag bands (unusual pattern that possibly signifies a storm) that form rectangles or a step design on the inside spaces. These stepped designs may be viewed as positive growth or migration in stages either by people and/or sturgeon or they may be viewed as negative designs of abstract stars. Inside the spaces formed outside of the zigzags are interlocking, square shaped U's. These U forms are sturgeon gill design. The object is a cylindrical basket. Its self-edged rim, which is reinforced with stiff wire, has a band of light and medium beige materials between two thin dark brown bands. The dark brown hue on the rim and throughout the basketry design is probably applied dye made from berry juice. The body of the basket has two strong zigzag patterns outlined in dark brown. Inside these outlines are narrow tan borders; inside the tan borders are filled-in dark brown triangles producing a continuous chain of tan diamond shapes through the middle. Under the rim of the basket, between the bold zigzags, are delicate three-sided shapes made from a single flagged vertical line surrounded by linear flagged U-forms. Towards the bottom of the basket, between the bold zigzags, are additional delicate shapes, this time four-sided forms, made from flagged U-forms, around a horizontal centered "I". Encircling the base of the basket are plain parallel borders. The overall condition of the basket is fragile with walls slightly collapsed and very buckled. The interior has edges of fibers used to create false embroidery. All of these projecting edges are fragile; some have become detached.

This is a coiled burden basket decorated using an imbrication technique with black, brown, yellow, and ivory in stepped patterns. The basket is watertight for carrying. Condition good.

From card: "Made in bird cage stitch. Original catalogue has no listing of 204224a; nor does the Houtz accession papers mention any Quinault baskets. This is probably not a Houtz collection specimen. See note on cat. card # 204224."As of 2009, there are 2 baskets bearing the number 204224: E204224 and E204224A, and the cultural identifications for each appear unclear. The original Anthropology catalogue ledger book entry lists only one object for this number: original # 8, identified as a Quinault wallet (i.e. bag). E204224 is a flat basketry bag. Catalogue card now identifies it as Wasco, not Quinault, though it does not seem typical Wasco style. An old tag on the object also identifies it as possibly Chehalis. It is listed in the database under all three cultural identifications of Wasco, Quinault and Chehalis pending further study. E204224A is a cylindrical basketry bag. Catalogue card identifies it as Quinault, though it is not typical Quinault style (and seems more Columbia River style, possibly Wasco?) It is currently listed in the database under both cultural identifications of Quinault and Wasco pending further study.

*SEE* A TIME OF GATHERING BY ROBIN K. WRIGHT, 1991, P. 100 WHERE THIS OBJECT IS IDENTIFIED AS A MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN LADLE, COLUMBIA RIVER; COLLECTED FROM CHINOOK BUT MAY HAVE BEEN MADE FURTHER UPRIVER BY THE WISHRAM OR WASCO. FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED. ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL.7, NORTHWEST COAST, FIG. 4C, PG. 539. 701 LOANED TO RENWICK 9/10/81. RETURNED 8/1983. LENT TO THE BURKE MUSEUM, 2/23/89. ILLUS.: P.90, P1.92, CELEBRATIONS CATALOGUE, SMITHSONIAN PRESS, 1982. LOAN RETURNED OCT.10,1989." OBJECT IS ILLUSTRATED ON P. 8 ("C") OF DAVID IVES BUSHNELL, "DRAWINGS BY GEORGE GIBBS IN THE FAR NORTHWEST, 1849-1851," SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 97.8 (1938). - STEVEN L. GRAFE 1997. Bushnell indicates object was collected by George Gibbs probably in 1850 or 1851.Pamela Cardenas, Shayleen Macy and Valerie Switzler of the Wasco delegation from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs made these comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit Aug 31-Sept 4, 2015. For the Wasco, the cup or bowl is the center of the culture, it is what our stories are based off. Our creation stories are based off coming out of a spring that was shaped like a bowl. These objects are unique to our tribe because it represents us. We don't differentiate between a cup, ladle/spoon, or bowl. Shayleen noted that it is interesting how the Wasco don't make the designs anymore, the simple zigzags, triangles and chevrons. This horn bowl work hasn't been carried into the contemporary. You used to see these all around, everyone had them, but not anymore. Mountain sheep is 'kakwiq' or 'kakwik' in Kiksht. There are still mountain sheep around, they live in the mountains along the Columbia River, but that's not where our reservation is. You can see the sheep from the mountains, we can hunt them because it is ceded land. Our ceded land runs from Mount Hood to Multnomah Falls. Kiksht is the language of the Wasco tribe.For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "LEDGER BOOK ID 204224 AS WALLET, QUINAULT. THIS BASKETRY WALLET WAS INCORRECTLY NUMBERED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SKIN RIM BINDING AS 204508. THE ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN TAG, "MISS E.T. HOUTZ COL., ACC-35837, ORIG-8" ALSO HAD CAT. NO. 204508. THE TRIBAL I.D. "CHEHALIS" WAS ADDED LATER IN PENCIL BY ANOTHER WRITER. THE HOUTZ ACCESSION PAPERS DO NOT MENTION ANY CHEHALIS SPECIMENS. THE ORIGINAL NUMBER 8 IS A WALLET, WASCO. INSIDE THE SKIN BINDING OF THIS WALLET ARE THE REMAINS OF A FORMER NUMBER IN INK"...224". THEREFORE THIS SPECIMEN HAS BEEN RE-NUMBERED CORRECTLY: 204224. SEE ALSO NOTE ON CAT. CARD #204224A." FROM CARD FOR E204224A: "204,224 A ... ORIGINAL CATALOGUE HAS NO LISTING OF 204224A; NOR DOES THE HOUTZ ACCESSION PAPERS MENTION ANY QUINAULT BASKETS. THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A HOUTZ COLLECTION SPECIMEN."As of 2009, there are 2 baskets bearing the number 204224: E204224 and E204224A, and the cultural identifications for each appear unclear. The original Anthropology catalogue ledger book entry lists only one object for this number: original # 8, identified as a Quinault wallet (i.e. bag). E204224 is a flat basketry bag. Catalogue card now identifies it as Wasco, not Quinault, though it does not seem typical Wasco style. An old tag on the object also identifies it as possibly Chehalis. It is listed in the database under all three cultural identifications of Wasco, Quinault and Chehalis pending further study. E204224A is a cylindrical basketry bag. Catalogue card identifies it as Quinault, though it is not typical Quinault style (and seems more Columbia River style, possibly Wasco?) It is currently listed in the database under both cultural identifications of Quinault and Wasco pending further study.No catalog card found in card file

Small oval-shaped bowl made from horn. The front and the back sides slope upwards from a small flat rectangular base. The sides are almost vertical and terminate in rectangular open work handles. One handle has four vertical rectanglar openings surmounted by three rounded triangles. The other handle has three vertical rectanglar openings surmounted by four rounded triangles. A series of incised horizontal zigzag and solid lines decorate the area around the rim (two horizontal bands at either side) and from each handle to the base and around the base (multiple bands from one handle down along the bottom and up to the other handle). The interior of the bowl has a scratched surface with a white inscription.

Cylindrical basketry bag with leather sewn to rim. The rim also has leather ties attached on one side and a cotton string looped through the top of the basket on the opposite side. Cotton string is used for the wefts at the base, but a natural fibre is used for the main body of the basket and for the warps. Some of the warps are dyed a dark brown, but most of them are a yellowish brown colour. The body of the basket is completely decorated with designs, in dark brown, which are arranged in vertical columns. Some of them represent butterflies, quadraped animals (dogs ?), fish, and diamonds.