Native American ash splint and sweet grass basket; woven basket with fitted lid; lid has braided grass handle; handwritten on underside: "TX/69"; paper liner; teal colored striping faded on outside - visible inside. Circular woven basket (a) with lid (b). Basket (a) is braided and woven, with a roughish texture. The base of the basket is smooth and dyed blue. The base has "TX/69" written on it. The inside of the basket has a removable blue paper liner (it's also blue underneath liner) and the inside walls have a blue dyed design. The outside rim of the basket has a faded blue dye, which is covered by the lid. The lid (a) fits over the top of the basket and has a small handle with gras bows on each end. The handle lays flat across the top. There is a small, faded stamp mark that says "Made in Canada" on the top of the lid. The inside of the lid has a blue dyed pattern.
