PC VP1

Ovoid slat coil basket. A single bundle coil row surrounds the base slats which are stablized by Type __ stitching at the end of the slats. Basket base is 4 slats wide. Basket wall is composed of 4 slats each averaging 2 cm in width.  Rim is finished with false braid.

Materials: cedar wood slats, cedar root, wild cherry bark (natural undyed red colour)

Decoration: checkerwork beading on top slat and on the 3rd slat down from the rim.  Beading pattern is over two, under one.  There are three rows of beading on each slat with each row of beading staggered from the one above.  This sequence creates a pattern of short diagonal lines.

Overall Dimensions: 25.5 cm long x 15.2 cm wide x 9 cm tall  (base circumference is 61 cm)