Basket with lid
Artist:
Salish (NW Region)
Date: late 19th, early 20th century
Medium: Cedar root, grass or bark, cherry bark-red and brown/black
Classification: Containers
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Mayo Harvey
Object number: 1975.21.52
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.
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