Miniature Coastal Salish Basket

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Miniature Squamish Basket

Name/Title

Miniature Coastal Salish Basket

Description

Interesting little Coastal Salish basket made by noted weaver Keekyick (Anna Billy). It is "hinged" with cedar rood stitching the lid to the body and has an incised ivory bead stitched to the body which is clasped to the lid with a small cedar braid.

Made/Created

Artist

Keekyick (Anna Billy)

Date made

circa 2002

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Pacific Northwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Lil'Wat

Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

The bead is approx. 3/8"high and approx. 1/2" in diameter.

Material

Cedar Root, Ivory

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Plaited

Twined Finish

Self binding, 180°angle

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Cedar Root

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Cedar Root

Weft Slant

S Slant (up to left)

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Ivory

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Notes

The basket has an incised ivory bead as a clasp