Basketry Lid

Collector's catalogue states "very old basket. Rare shape. Used for wedding outfit of bride."

basketry; storage; plant technology

This basket features a design known as flight of the geese according to Sto:lo Elder and basket maker Rosaleen George. This is a popular design with Sto:lo weavers.

Basketry lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel splint construction and a flange. Two rows of continuous beading in red around rim; parallel beading alternating in cherry bark and crabapple bark with each slat.