Campell River, Vancouver Island Museum Photo Gallery

PC BW5

PC BW5
PC BW5
PC BW5
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Collection: Private Collection
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Cylindrical, slat coiled basket with steeply flaring walls and a lid. A single row of bundle coiling finishes the top of the basket wall. Lid construction differs from the basket body in that it is composed of bundle coiling with a spiral start.  The lid rim consists of a single wide slat with another round of bundle coiling around the edge.  Like the lid, the basket bottom is bundle coil construction with a spiral start.

Technique:  Bundle coil and slat coil construction.  Imbricated designs.

Material:  Cedar wood slats, split cedar root, bitter cherry bark in its natural red colour and dyed black.

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