Round, basketry tray with rim and handles. Coiled construction, 3 rows of natural color alternating with 2 rows imbricated with straw, red, and dark brown colors. Made of red cedar root.
Donor:
Kathryn Brownell
Collection place:
British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia
Culture or time period:
Thompson River tribes
Collector:
William A. Brownell
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Trays
Function:
1.5 Household
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters, height 3.5 centimeters, and diameter 36 centimeters