Baskets

durable, natural materials, functional, specialized, hygienic and beautiful

 

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coiled split cedar-root basket

Year-long storage in caches, durable, water-proof and insect-proof, boil water and cook with.  
Example of Schitsu'umsh basket found fully preserved with its contents 80 years after stored.

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cedar bark basket

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twined "sally" bags and flat cornhusk bags

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Ethel Greene (Nez Perce)

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Pat Courtney Gold (Wasco) on her baskets

Bag Josiah Pinkham discusses the making of traditional cornhusk bags and more modern yarn bags.

Bag Making Josiah Pinkham continues discussing what goes into the making of traditional cornhusk bags.

 

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