Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0008-0012A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems and leaves; Worsted wool yarn | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven in open plain twining on base, lower sides, and around rim and in closed plain twining on remainder of sides; A single row of 3-strand twining is located at the juncture of the base and sides; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Warp fibers are parallel in open plain twined areas; designs on sides are woven of worsted wool yarn in false embroidery technique and consist of central band of 9 concentric terraced diamonds in green, orange and purple or in lime green, magenta, and purple; Above and below are bands of 9 checkerboard rectangles each in colors of dark blue, light blue and purple or in dark blue, yellow and purple; All 3 design bands are framed above and below by double rectilinear meandering lines, one in black and the other in rust brown; Matching domed lid has low side that overlaps rim of basket and low wide flat-topped knob handle, all woven in closed plain twining with single row of 3-strand twining along juncture of shoulder and side; Designs are similar to those on basket but in different color combinations. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 26.0, Max Diam = ca. 28.0 | |