Simple Northwest Coast Cedar Bark Basket

Plaited Basket

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Simple Northwest Coast Cedar Bark Basket

Simple Northwest Coast Cedar Bark Basket

Name/Title

Simple Northwest Coast Cedar Bark Basket

Description

Interesting basket made of loosely plaited wide cedar bark strips with three bands of two strand twining with grass(?) just below the rim. I would guess that this is possibly Coastal Salish.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Pacific Northwest

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

4-1/8 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Material

Cedar Bark, Grass

Plaited Basket Details

Primary Plaiting Type

Plain Plaiting, 1/1 interval, open spacing

Plaiting Finish

Compound Binding, Coiled Selvage

Plaited Construction Notes

There are three bands of two-strand twining below the rim- the grass continues to form a coil that attaches an additional cedar bark strip around the inside of the rim.