basketbirds Historic Estates

November 30, 2003
Auction

NOV30/03-LOT#222 OLD SALISH BERRY BASKET
(Item: N30#222)

A VERY PRIMITIVE, UNUSUAL FORM CEDAR ROOT SALISH BASKET. PROBABLY ORIGINATING OUT OF THE THOMPSON RIVER AREA; BUT THE PRIMITIVE DESIGN, TINY IMBRICATION AND ROUGH UNEVEN COILS POINTS TO A POSSIBLE CHILCOTIN MAKER. WIRE REINFORCING ROD BUILT INTO THE TOP COIL. SOME STITCH AND IMBRICATION LOSSES. PROVENANCE : VALLEY MUSEUM IN FALKLAND.

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