ET492.1

Description: Large open twined burden basket with interior support rods lashed in place with willow stitches and leather strips. A birch rod was also used for the rim. A leather belt is utilized for a carrying strip attached to basket walls with leather ssxtrips. Cotton canvas cloth covers bottom exterior of basket. Rim stitches are almost all broken with only a few remaining. There are also several weak areas with stitches broken or completly missing.