This article describes and illustrates the treatment of a North West Coast Indian (possibly Tlingit) basket which was structurally damaged and torn in many areas along the top portion of its vertical wall. A temporary support was made to secure the weakened basket and to allow access to both surfaces of its wall during treatment. The treatment consisted in: humidification of the basket; support and reshaping of the wall; alignment of the broken fibres; and repair of the breaks using twisted Japanese paper strands adhered with starch paste.