Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1983-0009-0012 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Willow (Salix sp.) roots; Wood | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and vertical sides, made from single sheet of birch bark that is folded at the corners and the overlapping side flaps sewn together with willow roots; Rim is reinforced with wooden hoop and coil-wrapped with willow roots; Band of decorative "X" motifs woven of dyed pink willow roots encircles basket just below rim; Natural white color of exterior of bark faces inward. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Width = 16.0, Length = 15.6 | |