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.

Part (a) Large flared round coiled cedar root basket with indented flange on basket body at narrow mouth, and fitted lid, part (b), with knob. Basket is partially imbricated with repeating diagonal in dark and red cherry bark, with grass in between. Overcast splint rim on lid, wide slat foot. Partially imbricated with curved diagonal bands in red cherry bark, grass, black cherry bark. Beaded row of red cherry bark and row of dark cherry bark towards knob, which also has row of each. Side of lid is beaded intermittently alternating between red and dark cherry bark. Bottom row of red cherry bark beading.

Part (a) Large cylindrical coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction (with reinforcement stitches); support for lid on inside of basket; buckskin handles wrapped with cedar root. Partial imbrication of vertical and horizontal bands in cat-tail grass and black cherry. Vertical bands are of black diamonds alternating with cat-tail grass diamonds, each on reverse ground. Horizontal bands are of 2 slat rows of checkered cat-tail grass and dark cherry bark. Base and rim have same colours alternating in single row. Bottom has red cherry bark beading. Part (b) Lid has outer three rows imbricated in cat-tail grass with dark cherry bark surrounding cat-tail grass triangle. Slat construction. Skin handle at center.

Part (a) Elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid and front tie closure. Parallel slat base and lid construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with geometric diagonal stepped rows alternating in red and black cherry bark. Part (b) Lid has flange. Rim is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and the surface of lid is beaded in rows of red and dark cherry bark. Rawhide hinges and tie closure.

Small rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with designs of two vertical rows on each long side of dark cherry bark triangles connected leaving a plain space of two diagonal stripes. One of these vertical rows on each short side.

Tall narrow coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached flanged lid. Parallel splint base and lid construction. Rawhide hinges, front closure, and string handle. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass, with same dark cherry bark geometric design front and back. At front on one corner is a vertical row of connected and alternating red and dark cherry bark triangles. On each short side is same vertical row of dark cherry bark triangles that connect at corners to form a three pattern. At front rim are tiered stitches at intervals, alternating between red and black cherry bark. at sides and back there are only two stitches. Lid has design of three dark cherry bark diamonds, with red cherry bark lines on each side. Repeated shape, alternating between red and dark cherry bark, along rim.

Red cotton lined cylindrical basket (bifurcated stitches) with loop work rim. Watch-spring base construction. Fully imbricated with cat-tail grass (?), including bottom. Design of outlined vertical rows of diagonal bands alternating in dark and red cherry bark. Base has alternating single continuous bands in red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and repeated. Bands are split in 6 sections by two stitch vertical lines of opposing colours. Coiled looped border is beaded with cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark. A pedastal may have been attached to the base at one time.

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with rounded shoulder and attached lid. Parallel splint construction (top lid and base). Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with vertical rows of parallel bands in dark cherry bark. Parallel horizontal row at middle of basket, with perpendicular bar at regular intervals, in red cherry bark. Catalogue terms "design of flying insect". Lid has parallel bands of dark cherry bark at rim. One solid row of cat-tail grass (?) at top edge of lid, beaded rows of cat-tail grass (?). String attachments.

Part (a) Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with rounded shouler, flange and lid, part (b). Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with parallel vertical designs alternating between geometric scrolls and zig-zags, in dark cherry bark. Parallel splint base and lid. Lid is imbricated on rim with intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. Row of cat-tail grass (?) at top rim, and horizontal rows of beaded cat-tail grass every other row. Skin tie on one side of lid, and one on basket.

Part (a) Rounded cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flanged lid, part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Rawhide handle on basket and one thong on lid. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with design in dark cherry bark of alternating bands of 'succession of tepees' (as per label) and solid line. Lid is convex and has flange. Two rows of 'arrow heads' separated by solid line, all in dark cherry bark, with two rows of solid dark cherry bark at center, all on cat-tail grass (?) background. Fibre string attached to one side of skin handle.