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Lidded Basket2.5E1202
Basketry Mat | Fragments1-95
Basket2.5E1779
Basket1-1524

The grass is red and yellow.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and grass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Lidded Basket1-877
Chilkat Robe | Naaxhein1-210
Basket2.5E1488
Basket4590

Northern basket makers excelled at the technique of twining, usually with fine split roots of the Sitka spruce. Haida twined spruce root baskets seldom have elaborate patterns, but their simple straightforward elegance of proportion, texture, and color make them favorites of basket fanciers. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Culture
Haida
Material
spruce root
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Covered Bottle1-1043

The grass is natural, yellow, and dark purple.

Culture
Coast Salish: Chehalis ?
Material
sedge grass, cat-tail grass and grass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Lidded Basket2.5E1454