Basket

Basketry filled a vital need as containers for storage domestic use and transportation of goods. Some had multiple uses; others were made for specific functions. After European contact, used for trade and sale items. Forms have been altered to meet European tastes. Basketry making was and is a women's art.

domestic storage; cooking; transport

The base and wall is 2 strand plain twining z-twist. The rim is the warp ends which have been fed into a bundle secured by continuous wrapping.

Cylindrical basket. Base warps radiate from a small cedar bark square with a twined bottom. Sides are decorated with a band consisting of seven rows of twining with purple on the inside fading to a yellow-brown on the outside. Rim is reinforced with bundle wrapped with grass material.