Circa 1930s, a bundled coil Salish tray basket of cedar root with open handles, intricate rim and vegetable dyed imbricated overlay in red, black and tan. The design is a lobed flower also known as star form. Crosses are woven at the 5 interior points. Fine quality work and very good overall condition with minimal loss mainly on crosses. The Coast Salish and interior Salish clans are well known for their skill in weaving, the concentric design seen here is beautiful and the basket is clean for i ...click for details
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