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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0003   CAS 1984-0013-0003; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Klikitat
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Washington
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Cedar roots; Dyed cherry bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description Small round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over bundle coils; Warp material is cedar bark strands and weft material is cedar roots; Design on exterior sides is woven in imbrication technique and consists of a band of open terraced contiguous diamonds with a small "V' motif above each one, all woven in dyed cherry bark on a background of dyed bear grass leaves; Evidence of spaced stitches around rim indicate original presence of looped or scalloped rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Max Diam = 13.7