Basket Item Number: D1.302 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of diamonds in two alternating rows, the lower row has diamonds outlined in red cherry bark, then dark cherry bark, and cat-tail grass (?), then the reverse configuration. Upper row of diamonds are in different patters, black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) checkerboard pattern, and in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) with dark cherry bark centers. Vertical bands also in red and dark cherry bark and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).