"After sorting, the grass blades are gathered in neat bundles and hung out to cure. Whenever a rain shower came along all the curing grass bundles throughout the village were whisked out of sight as if by magic." (Olaus J. Murie, Circa 1937)
Coiled grass tray; known as "inside-outside" basket as the design is meant to show on the inside of the basket; red and green-dyed grass design - geometric; 6-1/4 in. across and 1-1/2 in. deep.
Lincoln, Bertha (artist). Cross made from six coiled grass basketry circles which are then attached with dyed grass. The central circle is made of grass that is dyed blue. The single section of grass that connects the six pieces is dyed red. The...