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HUGE COILED SALISH CEDAR ROOT BASKET.

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THIS LOOKS TO BE A VERY EARLY PRE-1900 COILED CEDAR ROOT BASKET. 11" TALL X 15" LONG X 11" WIDE. STITCH + IMBRICATION LOSSES. IT WAS COLLECTED BY NELLIE ENGLISH, WHO MARRIED QUESNELS FIRST DOCTOR (DOC BAKER). NELLIE WAS SAID TO BE THE FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN IN THE CHILCOTIN AREA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

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