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Message:: [QUOTE="Taupou, post: 9568177, member: 45"]2many books is right, sometimes it's as simple as one basket maker being right-handed, while another is left-handed! In other tribes, (unless the weavers are all right-handed) it's the traditional way of making a basket, or the way they were taught. You're right, it's Siletz.  But the Siletz Reservation is a Confederated Tribe, composed of people from 27 different tribes or bands, originally from western Oregon, southern Washington, and northern California.  So the style that became known as "Siletz" is a combination of traditional techniques of both the weavers, and their tribal heritage. Still, it is possible to determine several individual basket maker's unique "style."  You might try contacting Robert Kenta, who has been the Cultural Resources Director for the Siletz for years, and who is an expert on their basketry.  He would be the one who could answer your questions.[/QUOTE]