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

Basket and lid woven in 2 ply twining z-twist and twill twining. Rims finished with a row of s-twist plain twining and then warps are bent to the right and down and finished with a row of 2 ply twining.

Cylindrical twined basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Base (part a) is constructed of plain twining. Walls are twined and decorated with two bands, each band consisting of three rows of yellow-brown, three rows of alternating stitches of yellow-brown and red-brown, and three rows of yellow-brown. Rim has a braided appearance. Lid (part b) has a small knob and is decorated with alternating yellow-brown and red-brown stitches with a swirl effect and a band of solid yellow-brown.