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Description: 

Plain twining, S-twist, rightward work direction. Spruce root weft and hazel stick warp. Two rows of three-strand twining at the turn-up. One face overlay designs in cedar bark of parallelograms and solid and checked horizontal lines. At top is a row of open crossed warps, a row of three-strand lattice twining, one row of Z-twist twining, then a trac border. Double-braided handle. Made by Viola Sondenaa. Two black and white images of her weaving are included with archives.

People: 
Siletz
Location Description: 

Western Oregon; Northwest Coast