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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0006-0003   CAS 1992-0006-0003; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Bethel
Other Geographic Data Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems and leaves; Sea mammal skin; Sea mammal intestine
Description Round coiled basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is rye grass stems and weft material is rye grass leaves; Next to last coil is coil-wrapped and encircles basket in openwork zigzag fashion, fastened to the preceding coil and the final rim coil at each angled point; Design around upper sides of basket consists of terraced zigzag pattern and crosses formed by short lengths of sea mammal intestine (possibly dyed red) and natural black sea mammal skin woven in imbrication technique.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.8, Max Diam = 22.4