| Catalog Number |
CAS 2003-0008-0018A,B |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basketry covered bottle 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 |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Glass; Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes |
| Description |
Tall cylindrical basketry-covered glass jar with separate basketry lid; Jar is made of clear glass and has flat bottom, slightly flaring sides rising to a high shoulder that tapers inward slightly before rising vertically to form a short neck with a wide mouth; Base of basket is woven in plain twining technique, using cedar bark as the warp fiber and rye grass stems as the weft fiber; Sides of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using cedar bark as the warp fiber and bear grass leaves as the weft fiber; Designs include dark blue or purple circular area in center of base and series of bands encircling sides of basket in colors of blue-green-yellow, purple-red, and orange-green; Designs on lid include concentric bands in colors of red, green, orange, and blue; Paper labels originally on side and around neck of jar can still be seen from interior of jar. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 16.0, Max Diam = 7.7 |