Baskets
durable, natural materials, functional, specialized, hygienic and beautiful
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.
cedar bark basket
twined "sally" bags and flat cornhusk bags
Ethel Greene (Nez Perce)
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.