Artist:Skokomish, Coast Salish
Medium: Cedar root, bark, grass, dye
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (26 x 27 x 27 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 46.193.7
Image: 46.193.7_PS1.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Burden basket. The rim is decorated with a basketry cord attached to the main basket at intervals of approximately 2 1/2 inches, creating a scalloped edge. The design is made by the imbrication technique. Below the scalloped rim is a row of wolves with their tails up, (a characteristic marker of identity) circling counterclockwise. There is a wave pattern throughout created by imbrication. There are four colors on the basket. The body of the basket is a natural warm brown color. The imbrication areas are natural light straw, natural? red, and dyed? dark brown. Condition: good and stable; on the interior are some detached basketry fibers.