Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0001-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket tray | |
| Culture | Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Wade Hampton | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Scammon Bay | |
| Maker's Name | Dorothy Tom | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems and leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round basketry tray with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is rye grass stems and weft material is natural and dyed rye grass leaves; Design consists of concentric bands in natural, black, and red colors in center of basket; Remaining design field is divided in pie-shaped sectors, with the colors alternating between red and black in adjacent sectors, resulting in two wide concentric bands in red and black, separated by natural colored concentric bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Max Diam = 23.1 | |