Rectangular cedar basket with lid. The construction is cedar root wrapped over a slat structure. The basket is decorated with a central imbricated motif on each side, red and white on the long sides, and black and white on the short sides and lid. Short double lines of red imbrication can be seen around the lip. The lid is flat, with an interior rim that fits inside the basket mouth.

Round, coiled cedar basket. Basket sides are slightly curved, flaring slightly from base to shoulder, where it indents toward the mouth. A pattern of imbricated crosses in white and black or white and dark red is spaced evenly around the outer surface.

Rectangular basketry tray of wrapped slat construction. The tray has a small wrapped handle on the upper edge at both ends. The interior base of the tray has a geometric decorative pattern of dark red imbricated diamonds, and there are small panels of imbrication on the exterior edges.

Rectangular cedar basket with lid and two handles. The basket is straight sided, but flares slightly toward the top. Two long cedar handles are attached at both front and back and hang down across the shorter sides. The basket is decorated with an imbricated six point star on each side. The lid is flat with a rim that fits inside the basket mouth and is decorated with a central imbricated diamond.

Tall, round coiled brown basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has slightly flared sides and the rim has a coiled handle on either side. Exterior walls have dark brown and reddish brown imbrication in downward arrow pattern. Lid (b) has tall, slightly flared central knob surrounded by same arrow pattern imbrication. Sides of the lid have vertical strips with alternating dark brown and reddish brown pieces.

Round coiled basket with lid (part b). Basket has slightly flared sides and the rim has a coiled handle on one side. Exterior walls have dark brown and brown imbrication in downward arrow pattern. Lid has slightly flared central knob surrounded by same imbrication arrow pattern. Sides of the lid have vertical strips with alternating dark brown and brown pieces.

Rectangular coiled basket with subtle dark brown and reddish brown imbrication on exterior. A strip of dark brown and reddish brown bark are woven through the rim. Two strings of rawhide are strung through the top coil on either side, creating handles.

The cherry bark is red. The cherry bark is black.

This traditional, coiled basket is created especially for the Museum for the tipi exhibition by the artist Carol Emarthle-Douglas. On a natural background, it depicts eleven different women, each wearing the traditional dress of her Tribe, or Nation. In her hands she extends out a three dimensional basket woven in the style of her people as if to present it to the entire world. This is reflected exactly the same on the inside where she extends her basket as if to her community of basket makers. Four different basket making techniques are represented and materials are as follows by Nation: Seminole-One-rod coiling- one coiled pine needle, wrapped with raffia Haida- Twining- Red and Yellow cedar bark, commercial dye Pomo-One rod coiling-Round reed wrapped with raffia, various colors Navajo- One rod coiling- Round reed wrapped with raffia, various colors Yakima-One rod coiling- Round reed wrapped with raffia, various colors Nez Perce-Twining-Waxed linen thread in brown, green and white Northern Arapaho-One rod coiling, Coiled cloth wrapped with wire core, wrapped silk thread Ojibwa-Bending bark, Cherry bark, artificial sinew, etched design Penobscot- Twining- Black ash, sweet grass Chitimacha-Twill- Black ash, yellow cedar Cherokee- Twill-Yellow cedar, dyed yellow cedar

The cedar is slat. The cherry bark is dye and black.