Basket with lid
Artist
Salish (NW Region)
Datelate 19th, early 20th century
MediumCedar root, grass or bark, cherry bark-red and brown/black
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Mayo Harvey
Object number1975.21.52
DescriptionRectangular storage basket with close fitting lid. Flat coils over peeled cedar root splints with imbricated overlay. Design has been worked on all four sides in imbrication technique with glossy red, white, dark brown natural fibers of grass or bark. V-shapes in dark red, black, and tan. Open X-shape design on the top of the lid.On View
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Salish (NW Coast)
Nootka , Haida NW Coast
Wakashan or Nootka
