Basket

Provenance unknown; possibly from Canada?

The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says "bundle coiled construction."

Circular basket with rounded sides and watch-spring bottom, constructed of grass in bundle coiled technique. Decoration consists of a series of double-delineated diamond shapes, evenly spaced around the sides, made by beaded strips of brown plant fibre (all around the inner diamond line), possibly reptile(?) skin on the lower half of the outer diamond line, and an unidentified black material on the upper half of the outer diamond line. The fitted lid is slightly domed, with a knob, and is decorated with six cross designs, beaded in brown and black.