One Northern Coast Salish basket. Rectangular in shape with slightly flaring walls. Base of basket is 5 slats wide and sides are 5 slats high. The design - a V motif over four slats - is rendered on all 4 basket walls. Outside of V is black (2 stitches); next row is white; next is red; in centre is 2 stitches of white. The only exception is on the long side where the top outside black stitiches are three in number. Top of basket is braided.
Materials: cedar root, cherry bark, corn husk
Techniques: slat coil, braided
Overall dimensions: 21.7 cm long x 15 cm wide x 10 cm height