Basket

Small, traditional style storage basket. Baskets were made in the winter from materials collected during early summer.

Dune grass or topkhnaluk is commonly referred to as wild rye or wild barley.

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Open, round cylindrical shaped basket, open twining on bottom and in alternating double row sections on sides, with rows of cross warp sections (3 sets). Top section is decorated with double row of black wave-like twine. One aspect of basket side, twining between open-work slants diagonally, interrupting the otherwise parallel lines. Rim, two strand twined; with twisted loops along top. Inside unfinished ends at rim and centre bottom. Two strand thread interwoven along rim.