The cedar bark? is black.

The cherry bark is red and black.

The cedar bark is dyed and black.

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with rounded shoulder with separate lid (b) and tall curved handle (now separate) that attached at the sides (c). Red, black and cream cherry bark decoration includes a floral design on the sides of the basket (one at each end and two on each side), and V-shapes in alternating red and black around the rim and on the lid surface. The lid has two parallel rectangular openings in the centre.

The raffia is natural. The dye is purple and green.

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.