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TWO WEST COAST POLYCHROME COILED BASKETS
The first, a Thompson River woman's work basket of flaring form, with an openwork zig zag section at the rim, woven in cedar root, decorated with imbrication in cherry bark, bear grass and cedar root skin, the pattern composed of terraced diamond motifs, The second, Lower Mainland utility basket, of cylindrical form, with an openwork zig zag section at the rim, woven in cedar root, decorated with imbrication in cherry bark, bear grass and cedar root skin, the pattern composed of two bands of terraced diamond motifs
The first: 6in. (15.2cm.); the second: 9in. (24.2cm.) diameter (2)
The first, a Thompson River woman's work basket of flaring form, with an openwork zig zag section at the rim, woven in cedar root, decorated with imbrication in cherry bark, bear grass and cedar root skin, the pattern composed of terraced diamond motifs, The second, Lower Mainland utility basket, of cylindrical form, with an openwork zig zag section at the rim, woven in cedar root, decorated with imbrication in cherry bark, bear grass and cedar root skin, the pattern composed of two bands of terraced diamond motifs
The first: 6in. (15.2cm.); the second: 9in. (24.2cm.) diameter (2)