Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0072-0007A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) (Cedrus sp.) bark splints; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small oval basket with flat base, vertical sides, and high shoulder with recessed rim, and corresponding flat oval lid with low sides that fit over rim of basket; Basket start consists of bound and crossed cedar splints that are then woven in plain twining technique using rye grass stems as the weft; Sides of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single wide cedar splint is added at rim to form recessed rim and warps are bent over it and bound into final row of twining; Designs on sides of basket include maroon and blue band along bottom edge of sides and line of red dashes on yellow background and framed between blue lines around upper sides, all on natural straw-colored background; Design on lid consists of dark blue oval design in center and line of red dashes on yellow background and framed between blue lines around perimeter of lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.6, Width = 6.3, Length = 10.4 | |