Artist Unknown (Salish)

Burden Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Imbricated Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Large Salish Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Late 19th Century The presence of a leather patch on the top edge of the basket is an indication ...

Late 19th Century The presence of a leather patch on the top edge of the basket is an indication of an old repair, likely done by a member of an indigenous community. The interior is lined with tree sap, a method used to strengthen the seal of the basket and prolong its functional use.

Lidded Imbricated Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish) (Salish)

Lillooet Large Hamper Basket
Artist Unknown

Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century

Rectangular Salish Lidded Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of...

Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of domestic uses associated with the gathering, storing and cooking of different foods. Similar weaving techniques were also used to make cradles and hats for everyday and ceremonial uses.Most basketry is traditionally woven from long, slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce, although various grasses are used in some regions. A sharply pointed bone awl is used to split the rootlet ...

Round Lidded Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of...

Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of domestic uses associated with the gathering, storing and cooking of different foods. Similar weaving techniques were also used to make cradles and hats for everyday and ceremonial uses.Most basketry is traditionally woven from long, slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce, although various grasses are used in some regions. A sharply pointed bone awl is used to split the rootlet ...

Round Lidded Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

c. 1925*Note: This basket has First Nations repair.

c. 1925*Note: This basket has First Nations repair.

Round Salish Lidded Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Salish Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of...

Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of domestic uses associated with the gathering, storing and cooking of different foods. Similar weaving techniques were also used to make cradles and hats for everyday and ceremonial uses.Most basketry is traditionally woven from long, slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce, although various grasses are used in some regions. A sharply pointed bone awl is used to split the rootlet ...

Salish Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Salish Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

Salish Basket with Handles
Artist Unknown (Salish) (Salish)

Thompson River Knob Top Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)

c. 1920

c. 1920