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Oblong twined basket
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LOWER COLUMBIA: The basket in the foreground (NA 26) in one of the few well-documented objects in Willamette's collection and one of the rarest because of its age. It was given to the Rev. J.L. Parrish, a missionary and early trustee of the University, in the early 1840s by the Clatsop Indians on the Oregon coast. three rows of elk are topped by a row of birds believed to represent hell divers, a type of grebe. The tear in the rim allows us to better see how different decorative elements contribute to the basket's design. (NA 48) The rectangular wallet"" basket is, like its companion, an outstanding example of Lower Columbia wrapped twining. Each side of the basket has a different design, further demonstrating the weaver's talent."" Tag (historic) inside bottom: ""I.F. 1 SW Washington"" Ancestral Dialogues label copy: This basket is a masterpiece of the wrapped-twining weaving technique favored by the Lower Columbia River tribes. Each side of the basket has a different design, further demonstrating the weaver's talent.
Oregon
Oregon