Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0033 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Chippewa | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Minnesota | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sweetgrass stems; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Shallow round basket with flat base, flaring sides, and wide, flat rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique with widely spaced stitches of white thread over a bundle foundation of sweetgrass stems; Weft fibers (white thread) is woven in decorative "X" pattern in final row around rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Max Diam = 22.3 | |