Interior Salish Lidded Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Interior Salish Covered Basket

Name/Title

Interior Salish Lidded Basket

Description

Nice old lidded basket- my guess is Thompson River Salish. The design consists of six large intersecting diamonds created with bands of black dyed cherry bark outlined with bands of natural red cherry bark.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Cascades and Plateau

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Interior Salish

First Nation, Native American

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Diameter

7 in

Material

Cedar - Split, Spruce Root, Cherry Bark, Cherry Bark - Dyed

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Cedar - Split, Spruce Root

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Cedar - Split

Coil Direction

Right

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Spruce Root

Design Stitch Material

Cherry Bark, Cherry Bark - Dyed

Stitch Details

Irregularly Split, Interlocking, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped