MCR 969.41

One Northern Coast Salish slat coil rectangular basket. 

Basket is rectangular with 2 handles - no lid.  Bundle coiled one row below rim, imbrication beading.  Design - motif - star.  Perimeter and points of motif imbricated in either black or red.  Inner part is a rectangle imbricated in white.  Four on each side (two black, two red), two on eachend (one black, one red) .  A couple of beaded stitches in black cherry bark spaced at intervals on row of bundle coil immediately below rim.  Fragments of stitches beaded in red cherry bark attached to foot of basket (a single row of slat coil from which most outer stitches now worn away).  Basket appears to have been made to have a lid.

Materials: cedar, cherry bark 

Techniques: slat coil, bundle coil, imbrication

Overall dimensions: Length: 47.0 Width: 27.0 Height: 26.5