Originally thought to have been made by people from the Klamath River region (Hupa, Yurok, or Karok) of northern California, later identified (by Margaret S Mathewson from Oregon State) as from the Siletz Reservation in coastal Oregon and from the turn of the century or late 1880s.Large, barrel-shaped basket with lid, probably a storage basket. Diagonal or 3-strand twined base with single-twined body. Two horizontal bands of white grass overlay with black triangles of maidenhair fern stem. Row of openwork just below rim, where pairs of warp elements have been crossed to form decorative x's. Two rows of single twining at the rim. The lid is bowl shaped, with one horizontal band of overlay matching that of the basket.The Confederated Tribes of Siletz include Clatsop, Chinook, Klickitat, Molala, Kalapuya, Tillamook, Alsea, Siuslaw/Lower Umpqua, Coos, Coquelle, Upper Umpqua, Tututni, Chetco, Tolowa, Takelma, Galice/Applegate, and Shasta.

basket with lid; First Nations basket with lid; The basket is round, with a single handle (opposite handle is missing). The lid has a knob handle in the centre. Basket and lid are decorated with a dark and light spiraling pattern. May be Musqueam or North Vancouver. Had been used for storing knitting.

basket with lid; First Nations basket with lid; The basket is round, with two handles opposite each other. The handles are wrapped twine. The wrapping is missing from one handle. The lid has a knob handle in the centre. Basket and lid are decorated with a dark and light spiraling pattern. May be Musqueam or North Vancouver. Had been used for storing knitting.

The basket is round with a lid and has a geometric design in black. Made using the coiled method.

The paint is red.