Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0567-0005 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems Worsted wool yarn | |
| Description | Basket woven in the shape of a handleless tea cup, with short footed base and rounded but flaring sides; Basket is woven primarily in closed plain twining with single row of 3-strand twining at juncture of base and side and 3 additional rows regularly spaced on upper sides of basket for structural support; Designs on upper sides are woven of worsted wool yarn in false embroidery technique and consist of single row bands, one between adjacent rows of 3 strand twining; Lowest band alternates blocks of color in red and green (and possibly yellow); Center band is all red; Uppermost band alternates wide blocks of color in purple and red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Max Diam = 10.8 | |