Oval shaped coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundation. Overcast rim with remnants of a loopwork border. Decorated with vertical stripes of imbricated designs in canary grass and black dyed cherry bark. Cherry bark can be distinguished by the small eyes in the surface of the bark. If the basket maker is skilled the bark has a shiny appearance, if it has not been scraped properly it has a greyish tinge. Canary grass is differentiated from cattail and bear grass by its shiny appearance according to a Stó:lo/Stl’atl’imx elder and basket maker from Mount Currie, who was married into Upper Squamish.

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundation and walls that flare slightly towards rim. Decorated in beaded designs of cattail grass and black dyed cherry bark. Darker elements arranged in a butterfly design. Butterflies are said to represent everlasting life by Stó:lo and Nlaka’pamux basket makers. Overcast handles sewn to basket with leather ties. One has been repaired with string. Finished with a braided rim. Triangular shaped stitches attach base to walls of basket. Interior Salish: Stl’atl’imx?

The basket is round with a lid and has a geometric design in black. Made using the coiled method.

The basket is round with a lid and has a geometric design in black. Made using the coiled method

Ground slate point

Ground and faceted stone point.

Ground stone point; broken end.

Nephrite adze blade; rectangular; chipped on one side; slightly grooved on longer edges.

Tool, stone, thin and flat; possibly slate. Slightly tapered rectangle shape; narrow sides broken off.

Adze blade; small; possibly nephrite.