kaayd hllngaay skaayxan (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

Base begun with warps radiating from central point and is completed in paired warp technique. Walls are woven in 2 ply plain twining with geometric designs in twill twining technique. Rim finished in one row of 3 ply twining.

Basket with an overall cylindrical shape and three bands of blue-green. The warp is cut off flush with the last row of weaving. The basket is decorated with a wide band of raised zigzag design around the top.