An extremely fine Datso-La-Lee Degikup basket

Item#: LK59-3

The basket is called "Family Crest" and exemplifies Datso-La-Lee's artistic innovation. The use of alternating red and black motifs arranged in vertical columns is a composition she used on some of her most celebrated masterpieces. At twenty-nine stitches per inch, this masterpiece ranks among the finest examples of her weaving, large or small.

Date completed: May 1, 1916
Number 59/3
Diameter: 4in
Height: 2 3/4in
Stitches per inch: 29