Campell River, Vancouver Island Museum Photo Gallery

MCR 2010.20.3

MCR 2010.20.3
MCR 2010.20.3
MCR 2010.20.3
MCR 2010.20.3
MCR 2010.20.3
Motif: Diamond
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Description:

One Northern Coast Salish rectangular slat coil basket with high back and hole for hanging. Bundle coil loopwork around edge. Dyed cedar root diamond shaped imbrications, 10 in front and 5 on each side. Inside high back, blue and orange imbricated pattern on two slats. Top slat with dyed corn husk pattern faded (colours were orange and green).

 

Materials: Corn husk, cedar root, cedar bark

 

Techniques: Slat coil, bundle coil, imbrication, loopwork

 

Overall Dimension: Length - 21 cm; Width - 10 cm; Height (back) - 14 cm; Height (front) - 7 cm