Coiled basket bowl with geometric designs / Unknown
Curatorial Remarks
This basket is not Mescalero Apache or made of yucca. This basket is Coast Salish. It's an embrocated basket with diamond patterns and an oval, flat coiled base. Embrocation is the weaving technique that is tied up looking like stacked bricks.
Tags: coiled basket bowl, flat bottom, devil's claw, willow, geometric designs
People: Coast Salish, Northwest Coast
Places: Washington, British Columbia
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: coiled basket bowl, flat bottom, devil's claw, willow, geometric designs
People: Coast Salish, Northwest Coast
Places: Washington, British Columbia
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology