Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1987-0003-0072 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Chippewa | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Minnesota | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Northeast Minnesota | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Willow (?) (Salix sp.) shoots | |
| Description | Small basket fashioned from single sheet of birch bark that has been cut and folded to form a rectangular base with 2 short and 2 long side flaps, all of which are folded up, overlapped, and stitched up the sides in a split stitch technique, using split willow (?) shoots; Exterior side of bark sheet is turned to inside of basket; Sides of basket slope inward as they rise toward the round rim; Rim is reinforced with additional rod around its exterior which is coil-wrapped with additional split willow (?) shoots; Cluster of oak leaves is lightly incised on two sides of basket and painted or stained dark brown, as is the exterior base and the two short side flaps. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.5, Depth = 12.3, Rim Diam = 9.0, Length = 14.5 | |