Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0008-0011A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) or Makah | |
| 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; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular basket with flat base, vertical sides, high flat shoulder, short neck, and oval mouth, along with corresponding oval, flat-topped lid with short sides that fit over the basket's rim; Warp material in basket and lid is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven in simple plaiting technique, using equal-sized cedar bark slats for both the warp and weft; Two rows of plain twining encircle the perimeter of the base; Remainder of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single wide cedar bark slat encircles top of basket, forming a short neck and oval mouth, over which the warps are bent and bound into the final row of twining; Twined rows above the rim slat are done in plain twining technique and use cedar bark for the weft; All designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and include composite light green and purple band with widely spaced pendant purple chevrons around the mid-section of the basket, and a composite light green and purple band with a band of small contiguous purple triangles along the lower sides and along the shoulder; Design on top and sides of lid consists of 4 concentric purple bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Width = 11.0, Length = 20.0 | |