Campell River, Vancouver Island Museum Photo Gallery

MCR 2010.20.4

MCR 2010.20.4
MCR 2010.20.4
MCR 2010.20.4
MCR 2010.20.4
MCR 2010.20.4
Motif: Diamond
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Description:

One rectangular Norther Coast Salish slat coil basket with high back and hole for hanging. Bundle coil loopwork around edge. Dyed cedar root, blue, beading in three rows on top and bottom slats front and sides and orange dyed half diamond imbrications on middle slat front and sides. Inside of raised back are imbrications of orange and blue dyed corn husk.

 

Materials: Cedar root, cedar bark, corn husk

 

Techniques: Slat coil, bundle coil, loopwork, imbrication

 

Overall Dimension: Length - 12 cm; Width - 7 cm, Height (back) - 11 cm; Height (front) - 6.5 cm