Klickitat Indian Basket - August 19, 2017
From Museum Signage: “Older cedar root berry basket with repair."
From Museum Signage: “Baskets were often repaired."
Chinook Indian Basket
From Museum Signage: “ Cattail open-weave basket. Although women
were usually the basketmakers in traditional times, the historical record
shows that boys and men also…"
Twana Indian Basket (top)
From Museum Signage: “Made by the Twana people who lived on the
Skokomish Reservation. Cattail cedar bark and beargrass were used to
twine the basket. Concentric rectangles, alone and in pairs, are typical
Twana designs as are the human and animal figures on the outer edges."
From Right to Left Bottom Row
Wishram, Wasco, Wishram, Nisqually Indian Baskets
