Burden basket with tumpline. Small, square base; basket walls flare toward rim, with a slightly curved profile. Black and red cherry bark imbrication is used to create linear designs with deep ‘V’ shapes on all sides. Hide thong loops, tied through near the rim, hold a tumpline made of red and grey wool and braided cedar bark.

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• Type of Item basket
• Culture Stl'atl'imx
• Material cedar root, wool fibre, cherry bark, rawhide skin, cedar wood, cedar bark
• Measurements height 19.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 28.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Margaret Hess
• Received from Margaret Hess

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• Made in British Columbia

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• Ownership Date before September 28, 2017
• Acquisition Date on September 28, 2017

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• Item Classes basketry
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3259/0044