Large Unusual Klamath Gambling Tray

This is an unusual large Klamath gambling tray with areas of open work with closely woven warps tied in with a narrow woven band. In the design of this basket, the weaver has made use of a weaving technique called "beading" in which a material is passed over one or more warps and then goes under one or more warps and then appears again. It is most commonly seen in baskets from the northern Washington coast. The basket has no broken warps or tears, but has some loss of the beading. It will look good in a collection or on the wall.

D. 18"