Shallow Shoshone Tray

Coiled Basket

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Shallow Shoshone Tray

Shallow Shoshone Tray

Name/Title

Shallow Shoshone Tray

Description

Shallow single rod bowl or tray made entirely of willow with simple designs consisting of a band of "V"s and a single row of stitching below the rim in unpeeled willow.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Basin

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Shoshone
Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-7/8 in

Diameter

9 in

Material

Willow, Willow - Unpeeled

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Oval

Coiled Start Material

Willow

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

1 Rod

Coiled Foundation Material

Willow

Coil Direction

Right

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Willow

Design Stitch Material

Willow - Unpeeled

Stitch Details

Unsplit or Whole, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped

Coiled Contruction Notes

The stitches appear to regularly pierce the rod.