Quinault Oval Basket

This is an interesting basket, particularly for someone who pays attention to construction, materials and unusual elements of baskets. The weft of the basket is beargrass and the warp is cattail which starts at the bottom in a wide "basket weave".  This is a very pleasing basket with a one inch wide central zigzag band around the middle of the basket. This band is composed of red dyed outer bands bordering a beargrass central band which is noticeably lighter than the beargrass in the rest of the basket. The basket has a short loop handles at each end. This is a good and unusual older basket.

H. 3 ¾"; l. 8"; W. 3 ¼"