Basketry Tray

About this object

Cultural context

basketry; storage; plant technology

Physical description

Circular basketry tray with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring construction, and two handles created from top row on sides. Overcast rim, partial imbrication and beading. Decorated with two concentric rows of five pyramid shapes, each in black with cat-tail grass exterior; beading on edge. Colour: tan.