Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0567-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Worsted wool yarn | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded lower sides that rise vertically; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Basket is woven primarily in closed plain twining, with single row of 3 strand twining in middle of base and 2 additional rows per rim, single row of exposed warps on lower sides, and several rows of exposed, crossed warps just below rim; Design band just below rim is woven of worsted wool yarn in false embroidery technique and consists of single row of alternating red and blue dots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.0, Max Diam = 14.0 | |