Basket
Physical description
Burden basket with tumpline. Small, square base; basket walls flare toward rim, with a slightly curved profile. Black and red cherry bark imbrication is used to create linear designs with deep ÔÇÿVÔÇÖ shapes on all sides. Hide thong loops, tied through near the rim, hold a tumpline made of red and grey wool and braided cedar bark.
Categories
Materials
Cedar root Cedar wood Wool fibre Bark Cedar Cherry bark Rawhide skin
Date Acquired
28 Sep 2017
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Collection of Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins HessMore...
Measurements
Overall: 19 cm x 32 cm x 28 cm
Object Number
3259/44