| Catalog Number |
CAS 2003-0008-0021A,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. mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Glass; Grass stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes |
| Description |
Very tall and slender basketry-covered glass bottle with separate basketry lid; Bottle is of clear glass and has a flat base and sides that taper inward gradually bore rising vertically to form a tall narrow neck; Basketry covering is woven in bands of wrapped twining alternating with narrow bands of exposed and crossed warps that are woven in plain twining technique; Warp and possibly weft (?) material is stems of an unidentified grass; Secondary weft material in areas of wrapped twining is undyed bear grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves in wrapped twining areas and include a rope-like band in orange and green, a band of black whales, a band of hunters in canoes (orange and green), a second band of a different type of whale, a band of orange birds, and finally a second orange and green rope-like band; Lid is woven entirely in wrapped twining technique and is decorated with round green area on top. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 32.9, Max Diam = 6.8 |