Creation Date

1931 – 1955

Description

This 9 inch in diameter by 8 inch high waste basket alternates solidly woven stripes with far apart spokes. It was made by Mrs. Reeves, another fine Hoopa basket weaver, who used willow root as a base, weaving into it grass, manzanita and maiden-hair fern for trim. Mrs. Reeves was a middle-aged Indian, very busy raising a family. She did not make tightly woven baskets because she was so busy. In fact, she always said that her baskets were not good baskets because they were too "lacy".