Squamish Nation Collections database : Cultural Item : Basketry, basket with handles. [C2022.007.002]

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IdentifierC2022.007.002

Object Name / TitleBasketry, basket with handles.

Object TypeBasketry

Description Basket, cedar root, rectangular body with two coiled handles attached by two loops on the top edge of the basket. The body of the basket uses slat construction with repeated red/white imbricated pattern. The repeated pattern is red rectangle with a white upper right hand corner. The rectangles are in rows of three, connected diagonally. The apex of the handles is covered in masking tape.

MaterialsCedar Root, Canary Grass, Cherry Bark

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