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NATURE
· Fire Forests
FIRST PEOPLES
· First Nations Basketry from the Dry Forests
HISTORY
· Revealing the Cariboo-Chilcotin
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FOCUS  Cariboo-Chilcotin -- Dry Forest

First Nations Basketry from the Dry Forests
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Materials of the Dry Forests, such as spruce roots, cedar wood and cherry bark, were incorporated into beautifully made coiled baskets with imbricated designs, valued for their artistry by First Nations and non-Natives alike. Burden baskets and other forms of basketry were made for indigenous use and also for sale, contributing to the economy of First Nations communities. The baskets shown were made by women in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region. Unfortunately, early collectors did not know, or did not think to record, the weavers' names.

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This is a photograph of a Tsilhqot'in basket collected at Chilco River decorated with pack horses and geese.

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This is a photograph of a Tsilhqot'in basket with geometric and animal (perhaps deer) designs purchased at Alexis Creek.

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This is a photograph of a Tsilhqot'in basket decorated with Geese and mule deer.

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This is a photograph of a Tsilhqot'in basket with a geometric designs of squares, arrows, diamonds, rain and flies.

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This is a photograph of a berry basket from the Secwepemc community of Canim Lake.

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This is a photograph of a modern Secwepemc basket that has been whitened with pigment or powder.

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This is a photograph of a basket with two handles and geometric designs, not made in the traditional Secwepemc shape.

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This is a photograph of a decorative basket, with geometric design, made to mimic the form of a wine goblet and saucer.

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This is a photograph of a Secwepemc container made from birch bark.

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