Interior Salish Triangular Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Interior Salish Trianular Basket

Name/Title

Interior Salish Triangular Basket

Description

Interesting triangular-shaped basket intricately decorated with cherry bark beading- two coils with a checkerboard pattern and the bottom row with cherry bark squares.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Cascades and Plateau

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Interior Salish

First Nation, Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-3/8 in

Width

5-5/8 in

Length

11-1/8 in

Material

Cedar Root, Cedar - Split, Cherry Bark

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Slat

Coiled Start Material

Cedar - Split, Cedar Root

Coiled Finish Type

False Braid

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

One Splint

Coiled Foundation Material

Cedar - Split

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Cedar Root

Stitch Details

Regularly Split, Interlocking, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped

Coiled Contruction Notes

The basket is decorated with cherry bark using the "beading" technique. This may be a "false" coiling, in that each row appears to be separate piece, rather than a continuous coil.